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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 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 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.

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

(Most ATP is generated in the mitochondria during the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation; glycolysis in the cytoplasm yields only a small amount.)