• 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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