Cell Processes Project part A

                                                                       Photosynthesis


                                    
     The outer, inter, and inner membrane protect the cell and also transport things like carbohydrates.
The stroma contains ribosomes, DNA, and is the location of biochemical synthesis.  The stroma lamellae transports nutrients to the thylakoids. The thylakoids are the site of photosynthesis.

      In photosynthesis, a light reaction occurs in the thylakoids, converting the light energy into ATP. The stroma then uses the ATP energy to convert CO2 into sugar. It does this by producing 2 glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and combing them into a glucose molecule.


                                                                  Cellular Respiration


                                                                      Mitochondria


                               



     The outer membrane, intermembrane  space, inner membrane all let proteins in and out of the cell and transport them across the membrane. The inner membrane can produce ATP. The cristae enhances the inner membrane's ability to produce ATP. The matrix helps the inner membrane make ATP using ATP synthase particles. It also contains hundreds of enzymes and 2/3 of the organelle's protein. Mitochondria have their own DNA and can make their own RNA. It also has its own Ribosomes.

   Cellular Respiration is the process in which the cell converts energy from nutrients into ATP and releases waste. The mitochondria oxidizes glucose, pyruvate, and NADH in the matrix to produce ATP.