Cellular Respiration

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What does metabolism mean?

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Converting food into energy.

Front

What main food group do we get most of our energy from?

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Carbohydrates (carbs).

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What is the energy molecule?

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ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate).

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The purpose of cellular respiration is to produce what?

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Energy.

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Cellular Respiration occurs in what cell organelle?

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Mitochondria.

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What is the process of breaking down glucose to release energy called?

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Cellular Respiration.

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What gas do we inhale that is used in cellular respiration?

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Oxygen.

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What is produced as a waste product of cellular respiration?

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Carbon dioxide.

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What is the main source of energy for cellular respiration?

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Glucose.

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What are the two main stages of cellular respiration?

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Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle.