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UPCAT Science practice question 1: Which organelle is the main site of aerobic respiration in a eukaryotic cell?

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D. Mitochondrion

The mitochondrion carries out the Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation, producing most of the cell's ATP in the presence of oxygen.

Which organelle is the main site of aerobic respiration in a eukaryotic cell?

  1. Ribosome
  2. Golgi apparatus
  3. Lysosome
  4. MitochondrionCorrect

Why D is correct

The mitochondrion carries out the Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation, producing most of the cell's ATP in the presence of oxygen.

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