You would expect to find more mitochondria in glycolytic muscle fibers than in oxidative muscle fibers.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Fibers that contain numerous mitochondria and have a high capacity for oxidative phosphorylation are classified as oxidative fibers. By contrast, glycolytic fibers have few mitochondria but possess both a high concentration of the proteins involved in glycolysis and large stores of glycogen, the storage form of glucose.

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A. optifocal. B. parfocal. C. equifocal. D. totifocal.

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Select the exception. a. lancelet b. jawed fish c. jawless fish d. tunicate e. squid

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A. oxygen. B. hydrogen. C. water. D. nitrogen.

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