Question

Students in a science class were asked to investigate how missing or damaged organelles affect cellular homeostasis for cells found in muscle tissues. Which of the following questions should they ask to determine if these muscle cells are functioning properly? A. At what rate do the ribosomes of the cell need to work to produce enough glucose to meet the high energy needs of the cell? B. At what rate do the mitochondria of the cell need to convert glucose to usable energy molecules to meet the high energy needs of the cell? C. At what rate do the chloroplasts of the cell need to capture enough sunlight to meet the high energy needs of the cell? D. At what rate does the cell wall need to break down its carbohydrate structure to meet the high energy needs of the cell?

Answer 1

Answer:

B. At what rate do the mitochondria of the cell need to convert glucose to usable energy molecules to meet the high energy needs of the cell?

Explanation:

Organelles are specific in their functioning and hence, each organelle contributes its own quota to the cell's proper functioning. According to the question, a muscle tissue is being worked on to determine the effect of a missing or damaged organelle on its cell.

Mitochondria are organelles found in all eukaryotic living cells. They are the organelles responsible for the synthesis of ATP (energy) used by the cell as a result of the glucose that gets converted in them during cellular respiration.

Therefore, to determine if the muscle cells are functioning properly, the question that: At what rate do the mitochondria of the cell need to convert glucose to usable energy molecules to meet the high energy needs of the cell? should be asked.

Note that, Chloroplast and cell wall are not found in muscle cells, which is an animal cell. Likewise, ribosomes are not organelles for synthesis of glucose.