The _______ is the site of cellular respiration where the energy stored in food is extracted.

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The mitochondrion is known as the powerhouse of the cell, where cellular respiration takes place, and energy stored in food molecules is converted into a usable form of energy called ATP (adenosine triphosphate). Choice B, cytoplasm, is the gel-like substance that fills the cell and contains all the cell's organelles, but it is not specifically involved in cellular respiration. Choice C, nucleus, is responsible for containing the DNA of the cell and regulating cellular activity, but it is not involved in cellular respiration. Choice D, Golgi apparatus, is involved in packaging and sorting proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates that are to be secreted from the cell, but it is not involved in cellular respiration. Choice E, chloroplast, is only found in plant cells and is responsible for photosynthesis, not cellular respiration.

The _______ Is the Site of Cellular Respiration Where the Energy