Cellular Respiration

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What is the waste gas produced by cellular respiration?

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Carbon dioxide.

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What is the main goal of cellular respiration?

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To make ATP.

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What gas is produced by plants during photosynthesis?

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Oxygen.

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What gas is produced by animals during cellular respiration?

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Carbon dioxide.

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Why do organisms perform cellular respiration?

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To harvest energy from food.

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What is ATP?

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Adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell.

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What are the main stages of cellular respiration?

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Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and Electron Transport Chain.

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Where does cellular respiration occur in eukaryotic cells?

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In the mitochondria.

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What is glycolysis?

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The first step of cellular respiration that breaks down glucose into pyruvate.

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What is the Krebs cycle?

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A series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to generate energy.