In which part of the cell does the process of aerobic respiration occur?

Mitochondrion

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Cytoplasm

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Nucleus

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Cytoplasm and mitochondrion

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Solution

The correct option is A Mitochondrion
All living cells must carry out cellular respiration. It can be aerobic respiration in the presence of oxygen or anaerobic respiration.
Prokaryotic cells carry out cellular respiration within the cytoplasm or on the inner surfaces of the cell. While eukaryotic cellular respiration occurs in mitochondria.
Aerobic respiration includes glycolysis, kreb's cycle, and electron transport chain. Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm but it is considered an anaerobic process (part of both anaerobic and aerobic respiration).
While kreb's cycle and ETC are exclusive processes of aerobic respiration and occur in mitochondria.

So the correct option is option A.

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