GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

CELL STRUCTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Gasoline is to a car as glucose is to a
A
mitochondrion
B
nucleus
C
vacuole
D
cell wall
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The process of cellular respiration is similar to a car using gasoline as fuel. As gasoline is the fuel for a car, glucose is the fuel for a cell. A car burns gasoline and uses the energy released for movement. Similarly, a cell ‘burns’ glucose to capture the energy and create ATP.

Detailed explanation-2: -For all living cells, ATP is like the gas in a car’s fuel tank. Without ATP, cells wouldn’t have a source of usable energy, and the organism would die.

Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: Yes, in mitochondria breakdown of glucose takes place to provide energy to the body. Therefore in cellular respiration or glycolysis, mitochondria use glucose with the release of ATP, which provides energy to the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Glycolysis is the process by which glucose is broken down within the cytoplasm of a cell to form pyruvate. Under aerobic conditions, pyruvate can diffuse into mitochondria, where it enters the citric acid cycle and generates reducing equivalents in the form of NADH and FADH2.

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