AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Known as the “powerhouses of the cell, ” mitochondria produce the energy necessary for the cell’s survival and functioning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of the cell. They are organelles that act like a digestive system which takes in nutrients, breaks them down, and creates energy rich molecules for the cell. In cellular respiration sugar with the help of oxygen is broken down into ATP (energy molecule).

Detailed explanation-3: -Mitochondria Mitochondria are membrane-bound cell organelles (mitochondrion, singular) that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell’s biochemical reactions.

Detailed explanation-4: -What organ system is mitochondria similar to? The mitochondria is similar to the digestive system They both break down nutrients to produce energy Page 2 What organ system is similar to lysosomes and vacuoles?

Detailed explanation-5: -What function in plant cells is comparable to an animal eating food? Chloroplasts absorbing solar energy for cellular activities.