GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

CELL STRUCTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which organelle converts energy found in food into a form that cells can use?
A
Mitochondria
B
Ribosomes
C
Nucleus
D
Nucleolus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Mitochondria Mitochondria are membrane-bound cell organelles (mitochondrion, singular) that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell’s biochemical reactions. Chemical energy produced by the mitochondria is stored in a small molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

Detailed explanation-3: -Mitochondria are organelles that convert the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use. Its found in the eukaryotic cells, and plant cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Mitochondria are tiny organelles inside cells that are involved in releasing energy from food. This process is known as cellular respiration.

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