What are the main steps in aerobic respiration? Where does it take place?

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Solution

The major steps in aerobic respiration and the sites where they occur are listed in the given table.

Step

Site of occurrence

1.

Glycolysis

1.

Cytoplasm

2.

Krebs cycle

2.

Matrix of mitochondria

3.

Electron transport system

3.

Inner mitochondrial membrane

4.

Oxidative phosphorylation

4.

F₀-F₁ particles in the inner mitochondrial membrane

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Step		Site of occurrence
1.	Glycolysis	1.	Cytoplasm
2.	Krebs cycle	2.	Matrix of mitochondria
3.	Electron transport system	3.	Inner mitochondrial membrane
4.	Oxidative phosphorylation	4.	F₀-F₁ particles in the inner mitochondrial membrane