SSC
BIOLOGY
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Question
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What is the purpose of cellular respiration?
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to break down food
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to create energy in the body
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to release energy from food
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there is none; it’s a waste of time
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -cellular respiration, the process by which organisms combine oxygen with foodstuff molecules, diverting the chemical energy in these substances into life-sustaining activities and discarding, as waste products, carbon dioxide and water.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cellular respiration is the process that occurs in the mitochondria of organisms (animals and plants) to break down sugar in the presence of oxygen to release energy in the form of ATP. This process releases carbon dioxide and water as waste products.
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