Multiple Choice
Which organelle converts energy stored in food molecules into usable cellular energy (ATP) during aerobic respiration?
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11. Aerobic Respiration
Mitochondria
Multiple Choice
In eukaryotic cells, which organelle is primarily responsible for producing most ATP via oxidative phosphorylation?
A
Mitochondrion
B
Golgi apparatus
C
Ribosome
D
Lysosome
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Understand that ATP production via oxidative phosphorylation is a key cellular process that occurs in eukaryotic cells to generate energy.
Recall that oxidative phosphorylation takes place in the inner membrane of a specific organelle where the electron transport chain is located.
Identify the organelle that contains the electron transport chain and ATP synthase complexes necessary for producing ATP through oxidative phosphorylation.
Eliminate organelles that do not participate in energy production, such as the Golgi apparatus (involved in protein modification and sorting), ribosomes (protein synthesis), and lysosomes (degradation of cellular waste).
Conclude that the mitochondrion is the organelle primarily responsible for producing most ATP via oxidative phosphorylation in eukaryotic cells.
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