Difference between Mitochondria and Chloroplast
No. |
Mitochondria |
Chloroplast |
1. | Mitochondria usually bean-shaped structure and colourless. | Chloroplast usually Disk-shaped structure and green in colour. |
2. | The matrix and cristae are the two compartments which are present in the mitochondria. | Stroma and thylakoids are the two compartments which are present in the chloroplasts. |
3. | All the aerobic eukaryotic cells contains mitochondria. | Algal cells and plant both contains Chloroplasts. |
4. | Pigments are absent in the mitochondria. | Both carotenoids and chlorophyll are found in the Chlorophyll as photosynthetic pigments. |
5. | All the cells of animal and plant contains mitochondria. | Only cells of plant contains chloroplast. |
6. | Mitochondria is small and oxygen is used here | Chloroplast is larger and Oxygen is produced here. |
7. | Glucose break down takes place into carbon dioxide and water. | In the glucose formation, both water and carbon dioxide are used. |
8. | In the mitochondria, ATP or energy is produced by using sugars. | In the chloroplasts, ATP or energy and sugars are produced by using light |