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Matter and Energy Online Practice
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Which statement is true? (1 point)
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Cellular respiration begins with the Krebs cycle in the mitochondria.
Cellular respiration begins with the Krebs cycle in the mitochondria.

Cellular respiration begins with glycolysis in the cytoplasm.
Cellular respiration begins with glycolysis in the cytoplasm.

Cellular respiration begins with the Krebs cycle in the cytoplasm.
Cellular respiration begins with the Krebs cycle in the cytoplasm.

Cellular respiration begins with glycolysis in the mitochondria.

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GPT-4o mini
The true statement is:

**Cellular respiration begins with glycolysis in the cytoplasm.**

In cellular respiration, glycolysis occurs first in the cytoplasm, breaking down glucose into pyruvate before the products enter the mitochondria for the Krebs cycle (also known as the citric acid cycle).