Question

5 Some students were asked to identify which cells contain the greatest number of

mitochondria. They were given the following choices: blood, epidermal, cardiac, and
nerve cells. Which of the following is the best response?
A Blood cells, because they must carry oxygen throughout the body all the time,
which requires energy.
B Nerve cells, because energy is needed to relay messages throughout the body
C Cardiac muscle cells, because the heart must work all the time, requiring constant
energy.
D Epidermal cells, because the skin must constantly grow new skin cells, which
requires energy.

Answer 1

C.) Cardiac muscle cells, because the heart must work all the time, requiring constant

Step-by-step explanation:

Our heart muscles contain so much mitochondria because those muscles are very active in our body and require lots of energy to constantly pump blood through our circulatory system. Mitochondria produce energy in the form of ATP from glucose (sugar) in our cells.