EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

RESPIRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Respiration takes place in which organelle?
A
Chloroplast
B
Nucleus
C
Ribosome
D
Mitochondria
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -While most aerobic respiration (with oxygen) takes place in the cell’s mitochondria, and anaerobic respiration (without oxygen) takes place within the cell’s cytoplasm.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mitochondria play host to one of the most important processes in your body, called cellular respiration. Taking in glucose and oxygen, mitochondria produce energy, which they capture and package as energy-rich molecules of ATP.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ribosomes are organelles that make protein. Specifically, the ribosomes attached to mitochondria make the enzymes that catalyze the reactions of cellular respiration.

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