Question

A student found a grasshopper in their backyard and wanted to take it to school to show the teacher the next day. Thestudent put the
grasshopper in a sealed container overnight to keep it from hopping away. When the student opened the container the following day, the
grasshopper was dead. Which best describes what organelle in the grasshopper's cells was unable to perform properly for the grasshopper
to stay alive as a result of being kept in a sealed container overnight?

Answer 1

Answer options:

• The nucleus was unable to provide instructions for the other organelles in the cells.
• The mitochondria were unable to undergo cellular respiration and could not produce energy for the cells to function.
• The lysosomes were unable to remove waste from the cells.
• The cell membrane was unable to allow substances to enter and exit the cells.

Answer:

• The mitochondria were unable to undergo cellular respiration and could not produce energy for the cells to function.

Explanation:

Mitochondria are the site of aerobic respiration. This is the process that produces energy in the form of ATP. ATP provides energy for all cellular processes. Without this energy, the cell cannot carry out its functions and will quickly die.

Aerobic respiration requires a good supply of oxygen, which the grasshopper would not have had in a sealed container.