Biology: Life on Earth

10th Edition

ISBN: 9780321729712

Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers

Publisher: Benjamin Cummings

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Chapter 8, Problem 9RQ

Compare the structure of chloroplasts (described in Chapter 7) to that of mitochondria, and describe how the similarities in structure relate to similarities in function.

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Biology: Life on Earth

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Compare the structure of chloroplasts (described in Chapter 7 ) to that of mitochondria, and describe how the similarities in structure relate to similarities in function.

Solution Summary: The author compares the structure of mitochondria with that of the chloroplast and explains the similarities in structure that account for similar functions in both.

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