In the fall of the year, the leaves of some trees change color as chlorophyll begins to break down. What effect does this have on the role of the mitchondria in the cells? (Hint: Relationship of the products of photosynthesis with respiration.)

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Elias Cooper

25 November, 01:36

In the fall of the year, the leaves of some trees change color as chlorophyll begins to break down. What effect does this have on the role of the mitchondria in the cells? (Hint: Relationship of the products of photosynthesis with respiration.)

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It's main function is to produce ATP, the energy currency of the cell. The mitochondria take fuel (glucose) and essentially burns it. The energy given off by oxidizing the fuel is harnessed by causing ions to move across a membrane, kind of like pumping water. The ions then flow down through a protein which synthesizes ATP much like the water then flows down through a dam to generate electricity.