Do animals have mitochondria?

Plants, animals and fungi are all eukaryotes and have highly ordered cells. ... They have no nucleus; instead their genetic material is free-floating within the cell. They also lack the many membrane-bound organelles found in eukaryotic cells. Thus, prokaryotes have no mitochondria. read more

Animal cells have mitochondria only. Plants on the other hand, have both mitochondria and chloroplasts. read more

Mitochondria are unlike most organelles (with an exception of plant chloroplasts) in that they have their own set of DNA and genes that encode proteins. Plant mitochondria were first observed by Friedrich Meves in 1904, as mentioned by Ernster and Schatz (Journal of Cell Biology, 1981). read more

Mitochondria are the energy factories of the cells. The energy currency for the work that animals must do is the energy-rich molecule adenosine triphosphate . The ATP is produced in the mitochondria using energy stored in food. read more