Which statement best describes energy release in cellular respiration? (1 point)

Responses

Stored chemical energy is broken down and released in the cytoplasm.
Stored chemical energy is broken down and released in the cytoplasm.

Stored chemical energy can be used immediately and is released in the mitochondria.
Stored chemical energy can be used immediately and is released in the mitochondria.

Stored chemical energy is broken down and released in the mitochondria.
Stored chemical energy is broken down and released in the mitochondria.

Stored chemical energy can be used immediately and is released in the cytoplasm.

1 answer

The statement that best describes energy release in cellular respiration is:

Stored chemical energy is broken down and released in the mitochondria.

Cellular respiration primarily occurs in the mitochondria, where glucose (stored chemical energy) is broken down to produce ATP, the energy currency of the cell.