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Which of the following is a true statement?

Cellular respiration occurs only in plant cells.

Cellular respiration occurs only in animal cells.

Cellular respiration occurs in both plant and animal cells.

Cellular respiration occurs in some plant cells and some animal cells.

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Cellular respiration occurs in both plant and animal cells
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Cellular respiration releases energy from broken down food.
It takes place in mitochondria and occurs all the time in both plants and animals.
So the answer is C. Cellular respiration occurs in both plant and animal cells.

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