THE MITOCHONDRIA IS THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL; THE MITOCHONDRIA IS WHERE CELLULAR RESPIRATION TAKES PLACE; THE MITOCHONDRIA IS WHERE ATP IS PRODUCED BY THE CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR AND OXYGEN; THE MITOCHODRIA IS AN ORGANELLE THAT USES THE INTERMEDIATE MATERIALS OF A GLUCOSE MOLECULE TO PRODUCE THE ELECTRONS CARRIERS NEEDED TO OPERATE AN ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN, SUBSEQUENTLY CREATING A PROTON GRADIENT TO TRIGGER CHEMIOSMOSIS THROUGH A ATP SYNTHASE PROTEIN, CREATING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE BY OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION