The cell would die. This is because mitochondria are essential for making energy that the cell can use, if the mitochondria stopped working this energy would not longer be available to the cell. If the cell does not have energy, it cannot perform vital functions like respiration.
False. That is competiton, the stuggle between different species to survive with limited resources. Natural selection is when they organisms with traits that help them survive pass them (the traits) on through reproduction. This makes their valuable traits possible to rise in their offspring.
Yhe phase you are describing is the lag phase.
Gonads are sex organs that produce gametes. Male gonads are the testes, which produce sperm and male sex hormones. Female gonads are the ovaries, which produce eggs (ova) and female sex hormones.