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Yes; they both need mitochondria for cellular respiration.
Yes; they both need mitochondria for cellular respiration.
No; plants don’t perform any processes for which mitochondria would be used.
No; plants don’t perform any processes for which mitochondria would be used.
Yes; they both need mitochondria to convert radiant energy into chemical energy.
Yes; they both need mitochondria to convert radiant energy into chemical energy.
No; plants use chloroplasts the way animals use mitochondria.
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Yes; they both need mitochondria for cellular respiration.
Both animal and plant cells have mitochondria because they perform cellular respiration, a process that generates ATP (the energy currency of the cell) by converting glucose and oxygen into energy. While plants also have chloroplasts for photosynthesis (which converts radiant energy into chemical energy), they still require mitochondria for aerobic respiration, especially when sunlight is not available.
