alleryStart learning →Which molecule do mitochondria make as the cell's main energy carrier?
AGlucose sugar
BATP molecules
CLactic acid
DNucleic acid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. ATP molecules
1. Mitochondria are called the powerhouses or energy factories of a cell.
2. They make adenosine triphosphate, abbreviated ATP.
3. ATP is the cell's main energy-carrying molecule and represents its short-term stored energy.
4. Glucose is a fuel that goes into the process rather than the carrier that comes out.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 "Cell Structure", section 4.3 Eukaryotic Cells_
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