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Because of their functions we would expect muscle cells to have a larger number of which cellular organelle

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Muscle cells have high energy requirements. As a result, muscle cells are powered by organelles known as mitochondria. The mitochondria are the site of cellular respiration. In cellular respiration, glucose is converted into adenosine triphosphate, which is a molecule that can store large amounts of available energy in a cell.
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