answersLogoWhite

0

Mitochondria are the site of aerobic respiration in the cell and produce the energy-carrier molecule ATP (adenosine triphosphate). This has earned them the title of 'powerhouses' of the cell.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Do animal cells have a mitochondria?

Yes, animal cells do have a mitchondria, or mitochondrion.


Is the mitchondria found in animal cells?

Yes, mitochondria are found in all eukaryotic cells, including animal cells.


Why are mitochondria considered the power houses animal cells?

Because they produce energy.That is through aerobic respiration


How do animal cells look like?

A cell of a dog is an animal cell, and animal cells are microscopic. Animal cells don't have a cell wall or chloroplasts. Plant cells do. Plant cells and animal cells both have a cell membrane, mitchondria, vacuoles, nucleus, and cytoplasm. Animal cells are disformed or roundish and plant cells are square and boxlike.


Is nucleus in the animal or plant cell?

Nucleus' are found in both plant and animal cells. They are considered the "brain" of a cell.


What is the function mitchondria?

the mitochondria is like the power house of the cell. it stores the cells activities


What does the rough er do in the animal cells and plant cells?

It houses the ribosomes that takes the [Dna] mRna information and translates it into Proteins.


What could be considered a powerhouse for animal cells?

The mitochondria, which produces ATP. ATP is used as an energy source in animal cells


Can lysosomes be considered as the difference between plant cells and animal cells?

yes, lysosomes are only contained within animal cells to hydrolyze macromolecules


Is testing on animal cells considered animal testing?

It is a slightly grey area, but generally no.


Threadlike units in the nucleus of animals cells?

Both animal and plant cells have mitochondria , power houses that convert energy stored.


Wheat does it mean if an animal is a eukaryote?

Being a eukaryote means that the animal's cells have a defined nucleus that houses genetic material. Eukaryotic cells also have membrane-bound organelles. This distinguishes them from prokaryotic cells, which lack a nucleus and organelles.