Select the statements that best describe cellular respiration.
Cellular respiration occurs in the chloroplasts.
Cellular respiration occurs in both heterotrophs and autotrophs.
Cellular respiration is the process of turning food into usable energy for cells.
Cellular respiration occurs in the mitochondria.
Cellular respiration only occurs in heterotrophs.
Select the statements that best describe cellular respiration. Cellular respiration occurs in the chloroplasts. Cellular respiration occurs in both heterotrophs and autotrophs. Cellular respiration is the process of turning food into usable energy for cells. Cellular respiration occurs in the mitochondria. Cellular respiration only occurs in heterotrophs
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The statements that best describe cellular respiration are:
1. Cellular respiration occurs in both heterotrophs and autotrophs.
2. Cellular respiration is the process of turning food into usable energy for cells.
3. Cellular respiration occurs in the mitochondria.
Explanation: Cellular respiration is the process through which cells convert nutrients (often glucose) into energy in the form of ATP. This process occurs in the mitochondria of cells in both autotrophs (like plants) and heterotrophs (like animals). The statement regarding chloroplasts is incorrect because that organelle is involved in photosynthesis, not respiration. The last statement is also incorrect since heterotrophs and autotrophs both perform cellular respiration.