INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY
MITOCHONDRIA
Question
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This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
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Chloroplast
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Mitochondria
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Lysosome
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Ribosome
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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