Which of the following individuals would have more mitochondria in her skeletal muscle?
A)A 50-year-old sedentary computer programmer
B)A 22-year-old soccer player
C)A long-term hospice patient
D)A model on a reduced-calorie diet
E)A newborn

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Regular exercise leads to an increase in the number of mitochondria in muscle cells, so the soccer player would have more mitochondria in her skeletal muscle compared to the sedentary computer programmer, long-term hospice patient, model on a reduced-calorie diet, and newborn.

Which of the Following Individuals Would Have More Mitochondria in Her