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Mitochondria are rod-shaped organelles that can be considered the power generators of the cell, converting oxygen and nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is the chemical energy "currency" of the cell that powers the cell's metabolic activities. This process is called aerobic respiration and is the reason animals breathe oxygen. Without mitochondria (singular, mitochondrion), higher animals would likely not exist because their cells would only be able to obtain energy from anaerobic respiration (in the absence of oxygen), a process much less efficient than aerobic respiration. In fact, mitochondria enable cells to produce 15 times more ATP than they could otherwise, and complex animals, like humans, need large amounts of energy in order to survive.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoBy the process of the citric acid cycle and the oxidative phosphorilation of carbohydrates the electrons stripped are put through the electron transfer chain and ATP is synthesized as the energy source to do cellular work.
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∙ 12y agoMitochondria are the site of cellular respiration - which produces ATP, a form of energy that the cell can use.
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Which organelle converts nutrients into energy in an animal cell?
The Mitochondrion
What cell produce most of the cell energy?
Mitochondria or mitochondrion
An easy and understandable explanation for respiration?
Respiration is when a plant or animal cell makes energy by combining glucose (sugar) and oxygen in the mitochondrion of the cell
Is mitochondrion found in animal cells or plant cells?
Mitochondrion are found in both plant and animal cells.
Which structure is found in both plant and animal cells?
Mitochondrion
Does an animal cell have mitochondrion?
yes it does
Where are mitochondrion located in an animal cell?
Mitochondria are suspended in the cytoplasm of an animal cell.
Is mitochondrion found in animal cell or plant cells?
Mitochondrion are found in both plant and animal cells.
Is the mitochondrion a plant cell or a animal cell or both?
both
Is mitochondrion found in a plant cell and an animal cell?
both
What is the color of a mitochondrion on a animal cell?
pink
Is the mitochondrion a animal or plant cell?
mitochondrion is actually the plural word for mitochondria. mitochondion are both in plants and animal cells
What other feature does a plant cell have that animal cell lacks?
A Mitochondrion
Does a plant cell have a mitochondrion?
Yes, it does. That is how it is related to a animal cell. :P
Is mitochondrion a animal or plant cell?
They are in both animal and plant cells.
Which organelle converts nutrients into energy in an animal cell?
The Mitochondrion
What cell structure is critical to energy conversion in an animal cell?
The mitochondria
