Mighty Mito’s Mitochondria: Spark Factory!
Deep inside a busy cell, where tiny parts all play,
Lived Mighty Mito, a helper who worked night and day.
But wait-what was his job?
He wasn’t big or noisy, but he had a special role:
To give the cell its energy, to power every goal.
Next, let’s see how he does it…
One morning, Mito shouted, “I smell lunch on the way!
Some sugar bits and oxygen—let’s make sparks today!”
And then the magic began…
He zipped inside his factory, with twists and turns galore,
And out came glowing energy sparks, more and more and more!
what happened to those sparks?
“Zing! Zoom! Zap!” the little sparks began to fly around,
They lit up all the cell’s machines without a single sound.
soon, the whole body joined in…
Muscles used the sparks to jump, the brain to think out loud,
The heart to thump a steady beat, strong, brave, and proud.
But did Mito ever rest?
When the cell was resting, Mito slowed his pace,
But when it needed extra power, he joined the energy race!
And the secret behind it all?
“Food plus air makes power— that’s the secret trick,”
He winked and sent out one more spark, shiny, fast, and quick.