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Multiple Choice
How do plants produce ATP during cellular respiration?
A
Through glycolysis in the cytoplasm
B
By oxidative phosphorylation in the mitochondria
C
Through fermentation in the cytoplasm
D
Via photosynthesis in the chloroplasts
Verified step by step guidance
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Understand that cellular respiration in plants, like in other eukaryotes, primarily occurs in the mitochondria.
Recognize that ATP production during cellular respiration involves several stages: glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation.
Identify that glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm and breaks down glucose into pyruvate, producing a small amount of ATP.
Acknowledge that the citric acid cycle occurs in the mitochondrial matrix, further processing pyruvate to produce electron carriers (NADH and FADH2).
Focus on oxidative phosphorylation, which occurs in the inner mitochondrial membrane, where the electron transport chain and chemiosmosis lead to the production of the majority of ATP.