Cells and microbes
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Plants, animals, and microbes need energy to stay alive. The cells of all living things take this energy from food.
Mitochondria are tiny parts inside the cytoplasm of all cells, and they take energy from food.
Cells that use a lot of energy, like the cells in muscle tissue and nerve tissue, have a lot of mitochondria.
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