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A) Mitochondria are found in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes.
B) There tend to be more mitochondria in fat cells than in liver cells.
C) Most plant cells contain mitochondria.
D) Mitochondria may have originated evolutionarily as photosynthetic bacteria.
E) Red blood cells contain the most mitochondria of any cells in the human body.


C) Most plant cells contain mitochondria.

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