who is the power of cell
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Mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of the cell. They are organelles that act like a digestive system which takes in nutrients, breaks them down, and creates energy rich molecules for the cell. The biochemical processes of the cell are known as cellular respiration.
➳ Mitochondria is known as the Power house of the cell.
➳ It is the spot where the energy needed by the cell is produced in the form of ATP molecules.
➳ It is a double membranes deeply folded organelle ( deeply folded to increase the surface area of ATP production.
➳ It is a mysterious organelle and has some of its own DNA . Scientists say that once long long ago these mitochondria should have been living on their own and then once a cell engulfed this mitochondria and seeing its uses, it must have decided to keep it.
➳ We get the mitochondrial DNA from our mothers.