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Muscle cells are typically high in the number of mitochondria. Why do you think this is the case?

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Answer: it's because they need to provide a lot of energy.

Explanation: fat cells have many mitochondria because they store a lot of energy. Muscle cells have many mitochondria, which allows them to respond quickly to the need for doing work.

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