Question

Your science teacher has asked the class to make a cell city model. Which building or business in the city could represent the mitochondria, and why? A) city dump - waste storage B) city hall - control center C) roads - transportation system D) power company - produces energy

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) power company - produces energy.

The Mitochondria produce the energy used by the other parts of the cell - called the ATP - in a process called the Krebs cycle. The Krebs cycle produces ATP - like the energy that a power plant produces and a secondary product is
`CO_(23)`, just like typical power plants also produce
`CO_(23)` while producing energy. Both in mitochondria and in power plants, the more energy is produced, the more
`CO_(23)`!