What is the role of respiration in living organisms? - It breaks food down into the molecules that can be used by the cells.
- It removes waste products and excess water from the body.
- It supplies food and oxygen to the cells and removes cellular waste.
- It transforms the energy in food into energy that can be used by cells.

Mitochondria is the cell organelle that produced the energy that is needed in the body system in form of atp, that is why it is called the power house of the cell. energy is needed by the living organisms to carry out the activities which sustain life.  if the mitochondria is destroyed atp will not be produced. if the mitochondria is destroyed, energy production will stop and the affected living organism will not have the energy to carry out the necessary life processes; this will lead to the death of the organism.