PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Which cell structure is correctly paired with its primary function? Explanation: The ribosome is where protein synthesis occurs, the mitochondria performs respiration, the vacuole stores water and other nutrients and the nucleus controls the cell.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, the correct answer is ‘ Ribosomes – synthesis of proteins’

Detailed explanation-3: -The classic role of mitochondria is oxidative phosphorylation, which generates ATP by utilizing the energy released during the oxidation of the food we eat. ATP is used in turn as the primary energy source for most biochemical and physiological processes, such as growth, movement and homeostasis.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Most of the energy derived from oxidative metabolism is then produced by the process of oxidative phosphorylation (discussed in detail in the next section), which takes place in the inner mitochondrial membrane.