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In organisms other than plants, when and where is the most ATP produced

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The answer is in mitochondria, during cellular respiration.


ATP is main fuel for the cells' functions. It is produced in mitochondria in the process of cellular respiration.
Cellular respiration is a series of metabolic reactions in which biochemical energy from nutrient is converted into ATP. In cellular respiration, glucose and oxygen yield water and carbon dioxide.
So, a general reaction could be represented as:
glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water + ATP

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