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What would be the most significant change in a cell if the mitochondria was removed?

please help with this..

thank you!!!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    It would significantly lose ATP producing abilities. BUT, it will still be able to produce ATP via glycolosis and fermentation. These reactions take place in the cytosol.

  • 1 decade ago

    Dying would be the most significant effect. No E= no respiration or metabolism. Active transport would shut down. Bad things....

  • it wouldnt be able to make ATP (energy) in order to go through life processes. without energy it would die

  • 1 decade ago

    It wouldn't be able to produce its own energy through respiration, so it would die.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Death

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