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Q. In which one of the following do the two names refer to tricarboxylic acid cycle?

Respiration in Plants

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Tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle), also called Krebs’ cycle and citric acid cycle, is the process by which living cells break down organic molecules in the presence of oxygen to produce the energy they need to grow and divide. In all organisms except bacteria the TCA cycle is carried out in the matrix of intracellular structures of mitochondria