How do prokaryotes carry out cellular respiration?
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Cellular respiration:
Cellular respiration is the process in which cellular energy in the form of ATP is generated.
In prokaryotes, cellular respiration is carried out in the cytoplasm or within the cell membrane.
This is assisted by a structure called mesosome which are the infoldings of the cell membrane in a prokaryotic cell and also the site of oxidative phosphorylation.
Like eukaryotes, the cellular respiration in prokaryotes also has three different stages namely: Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and Electron Transport System (ETS).
