Aerobic respiration is composed of two crucial events. Choose the correct option regarding the site of these events.

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Both of the events take place in the matrix of the mitochondria.

Both of the events take place in the inner membrane of the mitochondria

One event takes place in the matrix of the mitochondria and the other in the inner membrane of the mitochondria

Neither of the events take place in the mitochondria.

answer is C.

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The crucial events in aerobic respiration are:1)The complete oxidation of pyruvate by the stepwise removal of all the hydrogen atoms, leaving three molecules of CO2.This takes place in the mitochondrial matrix.2) The passing on of the electrons removed as part of the hydrogen atoms to molecular O2 with simultaneous synthesis of ATP. This takes place in the inner mitochondrial membrane.

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