In a city there are different sections like administration, transportation, waste management, etc. Organelles in a cell can be compared to different sections of a city performing different functions. Use the descriptions below to match the function to the organelle that does a similar function in a city.

Question

1. In a city, it is the "Power Plant" where energy or electric current is supplied to different parts of the city for day-to-day activities.
a. endoplasmic reticulum
b. golgi apparatus
c. lysosome
d. nucleus
e. cell membrane
f. vesicles
g. vacuoles
h. mitochondrion
I. cell wall
j. ribosomes
k. cytoplasm

Answer 1

The organelle that can be compared to the "Power Plant" in a city, where energy or electric current is supplied to different parts of the city for day-to-day activities, is:

h. mitochondrion

The mitochondrion is known as the powerhouse of the cell, as it produces energy in the form of ATP, much like a power plant supplies energy to a city.