All of the following statements were part of the original cell theory proposed by Schleiden and Schwann, and many others including Remak and Virchow, with the EXCEPTION of

A) all cells come from other cells.
B) the cell is the most basic unit of life.
C) all living things are composed of one or more cells.
D) viruses are not living since they are smaller than a cell.

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.