MITOCHONDRIA THE UNUSUAL YET USEFUL ORGANELLE Mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of the cell. They are organelles that act like a digestive system which takes in nutrients, breaks them down, and creates energy rich molecules for the cell. They generate adenosine triphosphate or ATP. ATP is the chemical energy “currency” of the cell that powers the cell’s metabolicContinue reading “MITOCHONDRIA THE UNUSUAL YET USEFUL ORGANELLE”