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Because of their function we would expect nerve cells to have a large number of what organelle ? Explain

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We'd expect them to have a large amount of mitochondria. Mitochondria are responsible for the cellular respiration process and help for energy production to happen. The nerves need tons of energy to function, thus, mitochondria must be present to product that ATP energy that is needed for our nervous system to function.

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