Give reasons for the following statements

a) Mitochondria are strange organelles.

b) Cells of plants, fungi and bacteria withstand very dilute (hypotonic) external media without bursting.

A) Mitochondria are strange organelles because they have their own DNA and are basically their own living prokaryote.

B) Those cells prefer to have a very full central vacuole because in order for them to stand upright, they need to have turgor pressure from being in a very hypotonic environment.