Chemiosmotic ATP synthesis (oxidative phosphorylation)occurs in
A) all cells, but only in the presence of oxygen.
B) only eukaryotic cells, in the presence of oxygen.
C) only in mitochondria, using either oxygen or other electron acceptors.
D) all respiring cells, both prokaryotic and eukaryotic, using either oxygen or other electron acceptors.
E) all cells, in the absence of respiration.

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Chemiosmotic ATP synthesis, or oxidative phosphorylation, occurs in all respiring cells, including both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. It can use oxygen or other electron acceptors to drive the process.

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