Question

~ 7. Which organelle is responsible for converting glucose into ATP during cellular respiration?
golgi apparatus
chloroplast
ribosome
mitochondria
8. Carbon has four electrons in its outer shell. Why does this make it important to life?
The outermost shell can form up to four covalent bonds and this allows it to form biomolecules.
• The outermost shell can only bond with hydrogen and other carbon atoms.
The outermost shell is full, making it a stable element that can bond to water:

Answer 1

7. Mitochondria — they convert glucose (and other fuel molecules) into ATP via cellular respiration.

8. The outermost shell can form up to four covalent bonds and this allows it to form biomolecules — carbon's tetravalence lets it build diverse, stable chains and rings needed for complex biological molecules.