Question

How do bacteria survive without mitochondria?

Answer 1

Survival of bacteria without mitochondria:

1. Bacteria are unicellular prokaryotic organisms found in different habitats.
2. Prokaryotic organisms do not possess well-defined cell membranes, membrane-bound organelles, and well-defined nuclei with a nuclear membrane.
3. They do not have mitochondria.
4. Mitochondria are organelles known as the powerhouse of the cell, which produces ATP (adenosine triphosphate) molecules for energy requirements from the cell membrane.
5. Bacteria evolved from the endosymbiosis process, hence it has many similarities with a eukaryotic cell.
6. The endosymbiotic theory states that during the evolutionary process the bacteria were engulfed by the prokaryotic cells.
7. Bacteria can also produce energy via the oxidation of organic molecules. They produce ATP on their surface cell membrane.