Mitochondrion a singular word for mitochondria is a "powerhouse" organelle of the cell.
<span>Mitochondrion
is an important organelle in most living organisms because it is where
biochemical processes of living organisms such as respiration takes
place. The mitochondrion has a smooth outer membrane but a larger inner
membrane. The inner membrane is about 70% protein and is very convoluted
because that can even fit inside the outer membrane. Mitochondrion is
the carrier of the Kreb's cycle in the matrix and it is responsible for
the transfer of electron chain found in the cristae of the inner
membrane.</span>
Trace fossil because a trace fossil is a fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, or other trace of an animal rather than of the animal itself.
I'm pretty sure they are reffering to Alzheimers.
If he studied a small sample it wouldn't be a representative sample. since he got such a large sample there is a chance most likely all organisms follow the rules of evolution.