Muscle cells require large amounts of energy to function. Which organelle is found in greater number in muscle cells than in other types of cells because of this large energy requirement?
A
Lysosomes
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B
Mitochondria
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C
Golgi complex
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D
Endoplasmic reticulum
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Solution
The correct option is B Mitochondria Muscle cells have a very special characteristic which makes them more effective in the task accomplishing the movement contraction. As you know that all cells to need the energy to function but muscle cells have usually high energy requirement which is only powered by the powerhouse of the cell which is the mitochondria. They convert glucose into ATP which is a molecule that can store large amount of available energy. Muscles have numerous mitochondria so they can quickly and forcefully respond to body's constant demand for energy.