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Mitochondrion - Paper

Mitochondrion


are the power plant of a cell. The mitochondria are cells
based within a cell that turn nutrients from chemical form into a more simple
and usable substance for a cell to use as energy.
These sausage-shaped organelles are not a true organelle, but more of a
parasite that invaded primordial cells and evolved along with them. A
mitochondrian’s main purpose is to burn energy through a slow method of
combustion, which will consume as much air to burn as fire will, just to break
down nutrients into simpler substances. These simpler molecules then bond with
the atoms that will need the energy to function. Then, enzymes in the
mitochondrion break up the atoms and then recapture them again. ...

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to the mitochondrion to be reloaded with new phosphates. ...

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Added: 3/25/2008 12:19:43 AM
Category: Science & Nature
Type: Premium Paper
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