Question

Observation of a mitochondrion during its movement in the axon cytoplasm shows movement toward the synapse alternating with movement back toward the Golgi apparatus, although the end result is a biased walk that ends with the mitochondrion near the synapse. Describe how such a back and forth movement of this organelle is possible.

How does this topic relate to other topics/processes? What possible applications or projects come to mind from thinking about this topic? What analogy can be used to describe this topic?