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Glucose, a type of sugar, initially gets broken down via glycolysis in the cytosol into pyruvate molecules. Mitochondria then break down the pyruvate extracting the electrons from them.
The simple answer though is that mitochondria break down a sugar called glucose.
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What does the mitochondria do inside of the animal cell?
Mitochondria act as a digestive system in a cell that provides the cell with energy. Mitochondria take in nutrients and break them down, which creates energy for the cell.
Mitochondria convert the energy stored in?
ATP.Mitochondria break down glucose. This energy is stored in ATP
What is the membrane ATPase and what does it do?
ATPase Is an enzyme that works in and around the membrane to break down ATP (Energy Made By The Mitochondria) into ADP
What happens if mitochondria are absent?
If there is no mitochondria in the cell of an organism then there will be no energy in the cell due to the mitochondria being the power house of the cell is absent. Basically, they break down food particles in the cell and turn it into ATP for the body to use.So if there would be no mitochondria there will be no use of eating food.
What are organelles that break down sugar to produce energy?
The breakdown of sugar (mainly glucose) is called glycolysis and occurs in the cytoplasm of a cell. The product of glycolysis is pyruvate, which is used to make ATP energy by the Krebs Cycle in the mitochondria.
Which structures break down food and release energy?
Mitochondria break down food and release energy.
What are the small sausage shaped structures the place where food is burned to produce energy?
Mitochondria are the organelles that break down carbohydrates ingested into the body. Known as the powerhouses of the cell they utilize the break down of carbohydrates to in turn utilize ATP.
What does mitochondria use to break down carbohydrates?
Enzymes are used to break them down. There are many enzymes
Which structures break down food and energy?
Mitochondria break down food and release energy.
What helps break down fats?
enzymes break down fats
Organelles that break down sugar to produce energy?
mitochondria
What are the cell's power plants that break down food?
Mitochondria
What cell does glucose partly break down in?
The Mitochondria in a cell breaks down the Glucose
What do mitochondria convert?
They break down glucose.Released energy is stored in ATPs.
How do mitochondria break down nutrients?
Enzymes are used for it. There are specific enzymes
How are mitochondria and chloroplast different?
Chloroplasts have chlorophyll, mitochondria don't. Chloroplast carry out photosynthesis and produce glucose. Mitochondria carry out respiration and break down glucose
What are the organelles that break down food and turn it into energy for the cell to use?
The mitochondria.
