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Question 38

A eukaryotic cell needs a main site for aerobic respiration and ATP production. Which organelle provides it?

  1. Chloroplasts carrying out photosynthesis
  2. The mitochondrionCorrect answer
  3. The cell surface during breathing
  4. Ribosomes assembling proteins

Explanation

Mitochondria are the principal sites of aerobic respiration and ATP production in eukaryotic cells. Chloroplasts use light for photosynthesis, while breathing is gas exchange by an organism rather than a cellular site of respiration.

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