Cellular Respiration
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- The Process of Cellular Respiration
- Cellular Respiration is the process of people and animals that converts food into energy.
- Oxygen
- Oxygen is taken in from the air that we breathe through the lungs. This Oxygen powers the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell.
- Glucose is taken in from the food that we eat.
- Glucose
- A
- The Glucose bonds are broken down in the mitochondria of the cell, releasing energy which charges ADP to ATP, the energy currency of cells.
- P
- P
- Mitochondria
- P
- Water
- Lastly, Carbon Dioxide and water are expelled as waste.
- Carbon Dioxide
- In summary: Sugar + Oxygen = Carbon Dioxide + Water + ATP (energy)