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

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

(While glycolysis in the cytoplasm produces some ATP, most energy release occurs in the mitochondria via the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain.)