Would you expect to find more mitochondria in a human skin cell or muscle cell? Why?

muscle cell





mitochondria provide energy in the form of ATP to perform work. ATP = adenosine 5'-triphosphate





muscles do a lot of work, and need a lot of ATP.





by comparison, skin cells just lay around and don't move, so need little energy or ATP made by mitochondria





for more information, see:





http://www.purchon.com/biology/mitochond...

Would you expect to find more mitochondria in a human skin cell or muscle cell? Why?
in the muscle cell....because the muscle needs more energy and thats what the mitocondria is for
Reply:in the muscles because the muscles need more energy than the skin...
Reply:Muscle cells. Definitely. This is because muscle cells require more mitochondria to generate sufficient energy in the form of ATP for our muscle contractions and for respiration.
Reply:mitochodria the sole function is respiration as muscle cells are involved in doing work more mitochondria is found there where food is burnt