Your science teacher has asked the class to make a cell city model. which building or business in the city could represent the mitochondria, and why? a) city dump - waste storage b) city hall - control center c) roads - transportation system d) power company - produces energy

The correct answer is D) power company - produces energy. 

The Mitochondria produce the energy used by the other parts of the cell - called the ATP - in a process called the Krebs cycle. The Krebs cycle produces ATP - like the energy that a power plant produces and a secondary product is , just like typical power plants also produce  while producing energy. Both in mitochondria and in power plants, the more energy is produced, the more !