Multiple Choice
Which cellular organelle primarily requires oxygen to produce ATP via oxidative phosphorylation during aerobic respiration?
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11. Aerobic Respiration
Mitochondria
Multiple Choice
In a typical eukaryotic cell, where is most ATP generated during aerobic respiration?
A
On the inner mitochondrial membrane by ATP synthase during oxidative phosphorylation
B
In the nucleus during DNA replication
C
In lysosomes during macromolecule degradation
D
On ribosomes during translation
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Understand that ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the main energy currency of the cell, produced primarily during cellular respiration.
Recall the stages of aerobic respiration: glycolysis (cytoplasm), the citric acid cycle (mitochondrial matrix), and oxidative phosphorylation (inner mitochondrial membrane).
Identify that the majority of ATP is generated during oxidative phosphorylation, which occurs on the inner mitochondrial membrane.
Recognize that ATP synthase is the enzyme complex embedded in the inner mitochondrial membrane responsible for synthesizing ATP by using the proton gradient established by the electron transport chain.
Conclude that the correct location for most ATP generation in a typical eukaryotic cell during aerobic respiration is on the inner mitochondrial membrane by ATP synthase during oxidative phosphorylation.
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