Why is it necessary to eliminate absolutely all invasive fire ant colonies to eradicate the invasive population? a. every colony has a major impact on native flora and fauna. b. because the last colony found is the one housing the invasion's queen. c. even a single remaining ant can rebuild the invasive species’ population d. fire ants spread by winged members and by hitching rides so a single colony can cause infestation.

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.