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Multiple Choice
During which stage of cellular respiration is the most ATP synthesized?
A
Electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation
B
Fermentation
C
Citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle)
D
Glycolysis
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Understand the process of cellular respiration, which consists of glycolysis, the citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle), and the electron transport chain coupled with oxidative phosphorylation.
Recall that ATP synthesis occurs at different stages of cellular respiration, but the majority of ATP is produced during the electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation.
Learn that glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm and produces a small amount of ATP through substrate-level phosphorylation.
Understand that the citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle) occurs in the mitochondrial matrix and generates electron carriers (NADH and FADH2) but only a small amount of ATP directly.
Recognize that the electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation occur in the inner mitochondrial membrane, where NADH and FADH2 donate electrons to drive the production of a large amount of ATP via chemiosmosis.