EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Mitochondria are the site of aerobic respiration. It is a membrane-bound organelle found in all cells except red blood cells. The stages of aerobic respiration that occur are glycolysis, the Kreb cycle, and the electron transport chain. It is the matrix of the mitochondria is where the ETC and Kreb cycles occur.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aerobic respiration is the process of utilisation of oxygen to breakdown glucose, amino acids, fatty acids to produce ATP. The pyruvate is then converted into acetyl CoA in the mitochondrial matrix. The Kreb’s cycle occurs twice per glucose molecule.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mitochondria, using oxygen available within the cell convert chemical energy from food in the cell to energy in a form usable to the host cell. The process is called oxidative phosphorylation and it happens inside mitochondria.

Detailed explanation-4: -During aerobic cellular respiration, glucose reacts with oxygen, forming ATP that can be used by the cell. Carbon dioxide and water are created as byproducts. The overall equation for aerobic cellular respiration is: In cellular respiration, glucose and oxygen react to form ATP.