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Skeletal muscle cells, for instance, contain many mitochondria because the energy consumed in the contraction of the sarcomere is enormous. Skin cells, for instance, contain much less mitochondria as the cellular work the need to do is minimal compared to skeletal muscle cells.

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Do plant cells contain mitachondria?

Yes, plant cells contain mitochondria. Mitochondria are membrane-bound organelles found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, including both animal and plant cells. They are the site of cellular respiration, where ATP (energy) is produced.


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Do all cells have the same number of mitochondria and chloroplasts?

No, prokaryotic cells have none of either.


Does bacterial cells contain mitochondria?

Well, bacteria is made up of a cell, and there is mitochondria in a cell, so therefore there are mitochondria in bacteria. Wrong, bacteric cells do not have any mitochondria because bacteria are prokaryotic cells and mitochondria are only found in eukaryotic cells. Actually: Mitochondria are in both animal and plant cells. They contain a circular chromosome that contains DNA. They are where most of the ATP is made inside a eukaryotic cell. They likely evolved from once free-living bacteria. Prokaryotic cells are only domain Bacteria and domain Archaea, but they all evolved from a single cell that was bacteria, but have now separated cells.


What is a plant mitochondria?

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What is the location of mitochondria in a cell?

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Why do animal cells not have chloraplast?

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Which one has less mitochondria digestive or adipose cells?

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What is the same between a animal cell and a plant cell?

They both have nuclei, cytoplasm and cell membranes


Do liver cells contain connective tissue?

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What organelle contain an adipocyte or fat cell?

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