Mitochondria
Mitochondria break down glucose to make ATP, the cell’s energy. Plant cells have them too: chloroplasts build glucose from light, and mitochondria break it down, day and night.
Why it matters: It shows up in three sources, and the typed notes get one fact about it wrong.
Mitochondria break down glucose to make ATP, the cell’s energy. Plant cells have them too: chloroplasts build glucose from light, and mitochondria break it down, day and night.
The notes say: “plant cells dont have mitochondria, they have chloroplasts instead”
The fix: Plant cells have both chloroplasts and mitochondria.
Proof: “Plant cells contain both chloroplasts and mitochondria.”
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