Why would human muscle cells contain many more mitochondria than skin cells?
2006-11-08 11:24:29 · 3 answers · asked by no_nickname 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
i know that it has something to do with the amount of ATP used and produced...
2006-11-08 11:25:13 · update #1
ATP is made in humans in the mitochondria through the process of cellular respiration. Muscle cells require a lot more ATP to do all their contracting than skin cells ever use. Therefore, muscle cells need a lot more mitochondria to make ATP than skin cells do.
2006-11-08 11:30:59 · answer #1 · answered by bjfrancois5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cell's mitochondria produces ATP, the energy for a cell, through the process of cellular respiration. A muscle cell needs more energy to perform its regular functions than a skin cell does, therefore it needs more producers. Skin cells don't require as much energy to perform their functions, so they don't require as many mitochondria to make the amount of ATP they use.
2006-11-08 11:39:42 · answer #2 · answered by Rei-chan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muscle cells would contain more mitochondria because they need to produce more ATP. This is because they need to produce more energy than skin cells.
2006-11-08 11:36:40 · answer #3 · answered by moonfreak♦ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋