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Mitochondria
Mitochondria are a sausage-shaped organelles that has two membrane covering layers. Inside there are folds called cristae, which make up the matrix. They contain their own copies of DNA, called mitochondrial DNA. The number of mitochondria in a cell depends on how much energy that cell needs.
Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell and is where ATP is synthesized. Through aerobic respiration, the mitochondria transform small broken down food particles, like glucose, and break it down, storing the released energy as ATP.