FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION

FERMENTATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where does cellular respiration occur?
A
Nucleus
B
Mitochondria
C
Vacuole
D
Chloroplast
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: -Cellular respiration takes place (mainly) in the mitochondria because it is the cell’s “powerhouse". It is where the energy (ATP) is produced in the cell, and the process of cellular respiration is the way the cells form that energy.

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