during fertilization the speed of sperm is mediated by presence of mitochondria in the middle piece of sperm, does the number of mitochondria affects the speed of sperm motility?
Increased number of mitochondria leads to the robust ATP synthesis. Moreover, mitiophagy (the autophagy-dependent degradation) is responsible for the building block synthesis.
I think that the real question of sperm mobility is related to the potential of the inner membrane of mitochondria. The reduction of this potential induces asthenospermia; this is described in many works. However, it is very likely that the length of the inner membrane is strongly related to cell activity. The regionalization of nephrons is a very good example for the study of mitochondria change in relation to cell activity. The paper proposed by Paul Hafen is very interesting because it gives a frontal answer to your question. Thank you Paul Hafen