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Which statement best describes energy release in cellular respiration? (1 point)
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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 can be used immediately and is released in the cytoplasm.
Stored chemical energy can be used immediately and is released in the cytoplasm.

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

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

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

This is because the mitochondria are the primary sites of cellular respiration in eukaryotic cells, where glucose and other substrates are broken down to produce ATP, the energy currency of the cell.

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