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Mitochondria create ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate). ATP is the main energy source of the cell. When a cell needs energy, the cell breaks one phosphate off of the molecule, which then becomes Adenosine Diphosphate.

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An organelle containing enzymes responsible for reproducing energy

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Energy for a cell is stored in?

The mitochondrion of the cell.


what cell organelle is called the treasure of cell energy?

The mitochondrion.


Is the mitochondrion a plant cell or a animal cell or both?

both


What part of the cell produce atp?

Mitochondrion


What cell structure is critical to energy conversion in an animal cell?

The mitochondria

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Energy for a cell is stored in?

The mitochondrion of the cell.


What is like the mitochondrion?

The mitochondrion is the "power house" of a cell and produces ATP to store proteins that give the cell its energy.


What is the description of the mitochondrion?

Mitochondrion provides the energy to cell that the cell needs to move, divide and produce secretory products. The mitochondrion are usually about the size of bacteria and are usually in different shapes depending with the cell type.


What cell part has to do with cell repiration?

mitochondrion or mitochondria


Cell organelle that provides energy to the cell?

MITOCHONDRION


What does the mitochondrion of a cell do?

stores food


Is mitochondrion a plant cell?

yes!


Nickname the powerhouse of the cell?

Mitochondrion


Where in the cell is The mitochondrion is the place?

on he cytoplasm


Does an animal cell have mitochondrion?

yes it does


What is energy for a cell stored in?

the mitochondrion


What protein factory of the cell?

mitochondrion