Where does the process of respiration occur?
Respiration takes place in the mitochondria of the cell in the presence of oxygen, which is called “aerobic respiration”.
Does respiration occur in the cytoplasm?
The first stages of respiration occur in the cytoplasm of plant and animal cells, but most of the stages of respiration that release energy happen in the mitochondria . Microorganisms do not have mitochondria – they carry out respiration only in the cytoplasm .
