Paul has been sick for several days and has
a fever of 102. A few days ago, he visited
the ER, where the attending physician
diagnosed him with a bacterial infection. It's
been 3 days, but Paul's body has been
unable to fight the infection.
Bloodwork has been completed and lab
results indicate that the vacuoles in Paul's
white blood cells are successfully trapping
the bacteria; however, the organelle
responsible for releasing enzymes that
break down the bacteria's cell walls is not
working properly.
Which organelle
is malfunctioning?

Cell organelles called mitochondria, which are membrane-bound, generate the majority of a chemical energy needed to power a cell's metabolic processes (plural: mitochondrion). The chemical energy produced by the mitochondria is stored in a little molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

What do mitochondria have importance?

As the energy generators in almost every human cell (as well as those of animals, plants, and fungi), mitochondria play a crucial part in generating energy to power cellular function and pretty much all of our biological activities.

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