Mitochondria are very important to the cell and are sometimes called the powerhouses of the cell. Imagine that a certain virus penetrates a cell and reaches the mitochondria. Predict what would happen to the cell if the virus were able to destroy all of the cell's mitochondria.
A. The cell would eventually die without the ATP that it needs for activities
B. The cell would be unaffected by the loss of mitochondria and will continue to function normally
C. The cell would rapidly produce more proteins
D . The cell would multiple uncontrollably because there is nothing to stop it anymore.