A wild duck needs a steady supply of energy to be able to fly for hours.Domesticated chickens rarely fly.As a result you would expect to find _____ in the breast muscles of wild ducks than domesticated chickens.

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Wild ducks require a lot of energy for flying, which is generated by aerobic respiration within the mitochondria. As such, wild ducks would have more mitochondria in their breast muscles compared to domesticated chickens that rarely fly.

A Wild Duck Needs a Steady Supply of Energy to Be