Question

Which of the following is the powerhouse of a cell?

a. Nucleus
b. Mitochondria
c. Plastid
d. Vacuole ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mitochondria is know as the powerhouse of the cell

Answer 2

Mitochondria is tiny organelles in side cell known as powerhouse of cell.

Explanation:

1. Mitochondria involved in releasing energy from food

2.Process of releasing energy known as cellular respiration

3. Mitochondria are responsible for making adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the cell's main energy-carrying molecule.

4.In  process of cellular respiration  mitochondria uses oxygen and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product.

5.The mitochondrion is popularly nicknamed the "powerhouse of the cell", a phrase coined by Philip Siekevitz in a 1957