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Where does cellular respiration occur within the cell?

O A. Extracellular space, cytoplasm,
inside mitochondria.
B. Cytoplasm, mitochondrial
matrix, inner mitochondrial
membrane.
C. Cytoplasm, inner mitochondrial
membrane, mitochondrial
matrix.

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Answer:

B. Cytoplasm, mitochondrial

matrix, inner mitochondrial

membrane.

Step-by-step explanation:

The aerobic respiration is made up of different processes:

a) Glicolysis, which takes plays in the cytosol of the cell

b) Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate and Krebs circle which occurs in the mitochondrial matrix

c) Oxidative phosphorylation which occurs in the mitochondrial cristae

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