Ncert Exercises & Solutions

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

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

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