You have a distant cousin, age 4, who is always tired and fatigued and is not able to play games and sports like other healthy children. He is most likely to have an enzyme deficiency or defect associated with which intracellular organelle?
A) Golgi stacks
B) mitochondria
C) lysosomes
D) peroxisomes

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Mitochondria are responsible for energy production in the cell through cellular respiration. An enzyme defect or deficiency in the mitochondria can lead to a decrease in ATP production and result in fatigue and weakness.

You Have a Distant Cousin, Age 4, Who Is Always