Mitochondria

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Don't go on until you can say it.

Mitochondria are organelles that convert food into energy for the cell. Your ability to run, to breathe, to stay alive, is because the mitochondria in your cells are constantly creating energy from the food you eat.

Answer this question on p. 3 in your workbook: What are the mitochondria and what do they do?

Mitochondria

say it: {my-toe-CON-dree-ah}

Answer this question on p. 3 in your workbook: What are the mitochondria and what do they do?

On p. 3, draw one mitochondrion in your cell.

one mitochondrion

Organelles

Cell wall