Multiple Choice
Do both plant and animal cells have mitochondria?
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11. Aerobic Respiration
Mitochondria
Multiple Choice
Photosynthesis is to chloroplasts as cellular respiration is to which organelle?
A
Mitochondria
B
Golgi apparatus
C
Ribosomes
D
Lysosomes
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Identify the function of photosynthesis, which is the process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy, occurring specifically in chloroplasts.
Recognize that the question asks for the organelle responsible for cellular respiration, which is the process of breaking down glucose to produce ATP, the energy currency of the cell.
Recall that cellular respiration primarily takes place in the mitochondria, which are known as the 'powerhouses' of the cell because they generate most of the cell's ATP.
Compare the other options: Golgi apparatus (involved in protein modification and sorting), ribosomes (site of protein synthesis), and lysosomes (involved in digestion and waste removal), none of which are responsible for cellular respiration.
Conclude that the correct analogy is: Photosynthesis is to chloroplasts as cellular respiration is to mitochondria.
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