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Q. Select the option which gives the correct information about the white muscle fiber.

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Structural Organisation in Animals

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White muscle fibres:
$1.$ These have a very less quantity of myoglobin, giving them whitish (or pale) appearance.
$2.$ The number of mitochondria are very few.
$3.$ These muscles are also known as anaerobic muscles as these depend on anaerobic process for energy.
$4.$ The amount of sarcoplasmic reticulum is high.