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Question
which organelle breaks down sugar molecules that supply energy to the cell?
golgi apparatus
nucleus
endoplasmic reticulum
mitochondrion
Brief Explanations
The mitochondria are the power - houses of the cell. They perform cellular respiration, breaking down sugar molecules (glucose) through a series of chemical reactions to produce ATP, the energy - currency of the cell.
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