Question

Students in a science class were asked to investigate how missing or damaged organelles affect cellular homeostasis for cells found in muscle tissues. Which of the following questions should they ask to determine if these muscle cells are functioning properly? A. At what rate does the cell wall need to break down its carbohydrate structure to meet the high energy needs of the cell? B. At what rate do the mitochondria of the cell need to convert glucose to usable energy molecules to meet the high energy needs of the cell? C. At what rate do the ribosomes of the cell need to work to produce enough glucose to meet the high energy needs of the cell? D. At what rate do the chloroplasts of the cell need to capture enough sunlight to meet the high energy needs of the cell?

Answer 1

Answer:

B. At what rate do the mitochondria of the cell need to convert glucose to usable energy molecules to meet the high energy needs of the cell?

Explanation:

Asking scientific questions is the bedrock of scientific investigations. In this case, investigation on how missing or damaged organelles affect cellular homeostasis for cells found in muscle tissues is being carried out. Hence, an appropriate question will be that which suits organelles found in muscle cells.

Mitochondrion is an organelle responsible for the synthesis of usable energy in form of ATP in eukaryotic living cells like animal muscle cells. It is therefore an organelle found in muscle cells. An appropriate question will, therefore, be: At what rate do the mitochondria of the cell need to convert glucose to usable energy molecules to meet the high energy needs of the cell?

Note that other options are wrong because, cell wall and chloroplast are not found in muscle cells, while ribosomes are not organelles for production of glucose.