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what is the main function of the mitochondria in a plant cell? to package proteins and other substances and send them to different parts of the cell to make lipids to make proteins to break down sugar and release energy that the cell can use
Mitochondria are the power - houses of the cell. Through cellular respiration, they break down glucose (sugar) and convert it into ATP, the energy currency of the cell. Packaging proteins is done by the Golgi apparatus, making lipids is mainly the function of the endoplasmic reticulum, and making proteins is the job of ribosomes.
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to break down sugar and release energy that the cell can use