During cellular respiration, most of the energy contained within the bonds of food molecules is captured in:

a) the conversion of the kinetic energy of food to the potential energy of ATP
b) the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain
c) digestion
d) glycolysis
e) None of the above. Energy is lost, not gained, during cellular respiration


Ans: b) the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain

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