While viewing a slide of rapidly moving sperm cells, a student concludes that these cells require a large amount of energy to maintain their activity. The organelles that most directly provide this energy are known as
(A) Ribosomes
(B) Vacoules
(C) Mitochondria
(D) Chloroplasts

Question

While viewing a slide of rapidly moving sperm cells, a student concludes that these cells require a large amount of energy to maintain their activity. The organelles that most directly provide this energy are known as 
(A) Ribosomes
(B) Vacoules
(C) Mitochondria
(D) Chloroplasts

anonymous · Answer

The mitochondris are organelles located on the tail of the sperm cell to store and produce energy for the sperm.