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josefina14
Student
High School - 9th Grade
Which organelle is more important, the nucleus or the Mitochondria? Why?
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cburr Teacher
Middle SchooleNotes Editor
Posted by cburr on Thursday October 30, 2008 at 2:48 PMYou could make a reasonable argument that either one is more important.
The nucleus (with its DNA) can be compared to the brain of the cell, since it controls the metabolic functions of the cell and also determines the nature and purposes of the cell.
The mitochondria are the power supply of the cell. Although this job sounds a bit more ordinary, the nucleus would be useless without the mitochondria just as the brain would be useless without the digestive and respiratory systems.
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jones123 Student
College - JuniorPosted by jones123 on Tuesday December 9, 2008 at 12:28 AMI think Nucleus is the most important organelle than mitochondria.But anyway, both of them have equal importance in maintaining the life activities of the cell.
