Cellular respiration is the process that helps the cell produce energy to function and in order to do so, the cell needs glucose, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water to produce ATP or adenosine triphosphate but we will stick with ATP. ATP is the main carrier in Cellular respiration and is an energy source for the cell. The ATP is created in the Electron Support Chain. The equation is above. During cellular respiration, sugar is broken down in to carbon and water molecules, at this point, the ATP is made or released. This process needs tons of oxygen to work. Click HERE to watch a video on how this process works!
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The ATP that is made then goes to the process of glycolysis. To get information about glycolysis, click HERE.
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In this picture below, this shows you how cellular respiration works in the mitochondria,