Which one of the following human cells are without mitochondria?
A
Nerve cell
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B
Red blood cell
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C
Liver cell
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D
White blood cell
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Solution
The correct option is A Red blood cell RBC's are also called erythrocytes. They neither possess nucleus nor other organelles like mitochondria, golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum. Since, they donot posses mitochondria, these cells use none of the oxygen they transport instead, they produce the energy carrier ATP from cycles like Krebs cycle and electron transport system.