Question

Animal cells must work together in order obtain nutrients and produce energy. Students observed an animal cell under a microscope and created a list, in order, of the organelles that they thought were contributing to the process. Use their lists to answer the question below. Which student’s explanation is correct?

A. Student A is correct because the nucleus provides the organelles instructions to carry out their jobs, the lysosome breaks down the nutrients to create energy, and the mitochondria gets rid of waste
B. Student B is correct because the nucleus provides the organelles instructions to carry out their jobs, the cell membrane stores the nutrients until the mitochondria breaks them down to create energy.
C. Student A is correct because the cell membrane allows the nutrients into the cell and the cytoplasm allows nutrients to move across to the cell to be stored in the lysosome until they need to be broken down by the mitochondria.
D.Student B is correct because the cell membrane allows the nutrients into the cell and the cytoplasm allows the nutrients to move across to the cell to be broken down by the mitochondria to create energy, and the lysosome gets rid of waste

Answer 1

Student B's explanation is correct, as it accurately describes the roles of the cell membrane, cytoplasm, mitochondria, and lysosome in the process of nutrient uptake and energy production in animal cells.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct explanation concerning how animal cells obtain nutrients and produce energy is option D: Student B is correct because the cell membrane allows the nutrients into the cell and the cytoplasm allows nutrients to move across to the cell to be broken down by the mitochondria to create energy, and the lysosome gets rid of waste.

The nucleus commands the cell and contains DNA which determines the proteins to be synthesized by the ribosomes. The mitochondria are known as the power plants of the cell because they produce ATP, the energy currency of the cell, during the process of cellular respiration. Lysosomes are organelles that break down various biomolecules and are essential for waste disposal and recycling cellular components.