AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Because the energy to drive ATP synthesis in mitochondria ultimately derives from the oxidative breakdown of food molecules, the phosphorylation of ADP to form ATP that is driven by electron transport in the mitochondrion is known as oxidative phosphorylation.

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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mitochondria: the energy converters Mitochondria, using oxygen available within the cell convert chemical energy from food in the cell to energy in a form usable to the host cell. The process is called oxidative phosphorylation and it happens inside mitochondria.

Detailed explanation-4: -The process that converts food energy into ATP is cellular respiration. Cellular respiration starts in the mitochondria of cells. It consists of sugar molecules being broken apart and used to produce ATP with oxygen present. Water and carbon dioxide are also products.

Detailed explanation-5: -While we know that plants make their own glucose through the process of photosynthesis, plants still need mitochondria to convert glucose into usable energy.