The chemical reactions involved in respiration are virtually identical between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. In eukaryotic cells, ATP is synthesized primarily on the inner membrane of the mitochondria. Where are the corresponding reactions likely to occur in prokaryotic respiration?
A)in the cytoplasm
B)on the inner mitochondrial membrane
C)on the endoplasmic reticulum
D)on the inner plasma membrane
E)on the inner nuclear envelope

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Prokaryotic cells do not have mitochondria; instead, they have a plasma membrane (also known as the cell membrane) that performs many of the functions of the inner mitochondrial membrane. Therefore, the corresponding reactions are likely to take place on the inner plasma membrane of prokaryotic cells.

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