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In which kind of human cells would you expect to find the most mitochondria? The most lysosomes? Or the most ribosomes? Why?

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Mitochondria: Muscle cells have the most number of mitochondria in a human body.

Lysosomes: white blood cells. This is because white blood cells must digest more material than most other types of cells in their quest to battle bacteria, viruses, and other foreign intruders.

Ribosomes: Ribosomes are particularly abundant in cells that synthesize large amounts of protein. For example, the pancreas is responsible for creating several digestive enzymes and the cells that produce these enzymes contain many ribosomes.
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