Multiple choice

Which of the following cell organelles is known as the cellular power plants of the cell?

  1. Chloroplasts

  2. Endoplasmic reticulum

  3. Golgi apparatus

  4. Mitochondrion
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Explanation

A mitochondrion is a membrane-enclosed organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. These organelles range from 0.5 to 10 micrometers in diameter. Mitochondria are sometimes described as cellular power plants because these generate most of the cell's supply of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), used as a source of chemical energy.

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