Which of the following is true of mitochondria? Select all that apply. They are maternally inherited. They are paternally inherited. They are the sites of cellular respiration. Inside the mitochondria, energy from food is converted into energy in the form of DNA. Most eukaryotic cells have many mitochondria. Muscle cells have relatively few mitochondria. They have their own genes and these genes are similar to prokaryotic genes. They have their own genes and these genes are similar to other eukaryotic genes. They are descendants of an ancestral prokaryote.
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