Which of the following is common to both cellular respiration and the light reactions of photosynthesis?
A)the transfer of electrons to glucose
B)the chemiosmotic formation of ATP
C)oxygen is one of the byproducts
D)mitochondria are essential organelles
E)must have light

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Both cellular respiration and the light reactions of photosynthesis involve the chemiosmotic formation of ATP through the use of an electron transport chain. Oxygen is a byproduct of cellular respiration, but not the light reactions of photosynthesis. Mitochondria are only essential for cellular respiration and photosynthesis requires light to occur. The transfer of electrons to glucose occurs in cellular respiration, but not in the light reactions of photosynthesis, which involve the transfer of electrons to NADPH.

Which of the Following Is Common to Both Cellular Respiration