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What role does cellular respiration play in the carbon cycle?
It removes CO2 from the atmosphere during glycolysis.
It removes CO2 from the atmosphere during the citric acid cycle.
It releases CO2 to the atmosphere during acetyl CoA formation.
It releases CO2 to the atmosphere during electron transport.

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It releases CO2 to the atmosphere during acetyl CoA formation.

Explanation: pyruvate is decarboxylated to form acetyl‑CoA (releasing CO2), and additional CO2 is released in the citric acid cycle. Glycolysis and the electron transport chain do not produce CO2 (ETC reduces O2 to H2O).