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Which statement below correctly summarizes cellular respiration?

A Using oxygen, cells absorb sunlight and produce glucose.
B ATP is produced in the mitochondria in the absence of oxygen.
C Water is absorbed by the mitochondria, the water is split up into hydrogen and oxygen atoms, and ATP is made.
D Cellular respiration begins with glucose. With the addition of oxygen, energy is made in the form of ATP.

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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

It all begins with glucose.

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D.

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During cellular respiration, a glucose molecule is gradually broken down into carbon dioxide and water. Along the way, some ATP is produced directly in the reactions that transform glucose. Much more ATP, however, is produced later in a process called oxidative phosphorylation.

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