Most of the Oxygen Consumption of Human Cells Occurs in The

Question

Most of the oxygen consumption of human cells occurs in the
A) Cytosol
B) Peroxisomes
C) Lysosomes
D) Nucleus
E) Mitochondria

Accepted Answer

Most of the oxygen consumption of human cells occurs in the mitochondria, where oxygen is used in the process of oxidative phosphorylation to generate ATP, the cell's main energy currency.