What does being a powerhouse meant for a mitochondria and chloroplast?

Answer 1

A dominant role for the mitochondria is the production of ATP as reflected by the large number of proteins in the inner membrane for this task. This is done by oxidising the major products of glycolysis: pyruvate and NADH that are produced in the cytosol. This process of cellular respiration, also known as aerobic respiration, is dependant on the presence of oxygen. When oxygen is limiting the glycolytic products will be metabolised by anaerobic respiration a process that is independent of the mitochondria. The production of ATP from glucose has an approximately 15 fold higher yield during aerobic respiration compared to anaerobic respiration
Chloroplasts are one of the forms a plastid may take, and are generally considered to have originated as endosymbiotic cyanobacteria. In this respect they are similar to mitochondria, but are found only in plants and protista. Both organelles are surrounded by a double celled composite membrane with an intermembrane space; both have their own DNA and are involved in energy metabolism; and both have reticulations, or many infoldings, filling their inner spaces

Answer 2

Mitochondria and chloroplasts are often referred to as the powerhouses, because they are the cellular sites for the production of ATP. It is not an accurate representation of energy transfer in life.

It is better to view chloroplasts as the powerhouses, because they are truly the sites for the conversion of light energy into chemical energy. Mitochondria should be viewed as substations, because energy converted in the chloroplasts is subsequently "sent" to the mitochondria to power all non-photosynthetic organisms. Higher plants at night and the parts of the plant that are not photosynthetic, such as roots, also depend on mitochondria to produce ATP.

Answer 3

Mitochondria and chloroplast is referred to as the powerhouse of cell because a large amont of energy is produced in it.In mitochondria,in humans,respiration takes place and 38 A.T.P's that is adenosine tri phosphate is produced which makes food and provides us energy.
then about chloroplast.It is the site of photosynhesis that is making of food in plants present in mesophyll tissues in lower epidemis.Here the light as well as dark reaction takes place.From the chloroplast in leaves food in plants is transferred to whole plant body.
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Answer 4

chloroplasts are organelles in the plant cell that contain the pigment chlorophyll to make the leaves and other parts like the stem green.
mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of cells because they release the energy required for various chemical activities needed for life in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) molecules. the body uses the energy stored in ATP for making new chemical compounds and for mechanical work. mitochondria have their own DNA and can make their own proteins.

Answer 5

It means to say mitochondria is the source of energy for the cell.