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What is the role of oxygen in cellular respiration?
What is the role of oxygen in cellular respiration?
- Facilitating glucose breakdown into pyruvate
- Initiating glycolysis in the cytoplasm
- Directly producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
- Serving as the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain (correct)
What is the function of the electron transport chain (ETC) in cellular respiration?
What is the function of the electron transport chain (ETC) in cellular respiration?
- Transporting oxygen into the mitochondria
- Breaking down glucose into ATP
- Producing glucose from pyruvate
- Creating a proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane (correct)
Where does oxidative phosphorylation take place?
Where does oxidative phosphorylation take place?
- Cytoplasm
- Cell membrane
- Mitochondria (correct)
- Endoplasmic reticulum
Which stage of cellular respiration directly requires oxygen?
Which stage of cellular respiration directly requires oxygen?
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What is the primary role of NADH and FADH2 in cellular respiration?
What is the primary role of NADH and FADH2 in cellular respiration?
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