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breaking down glucose in one step would produce far too much heat; our bodies would catch on fire and burn like the fire of a thousand suns!

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Q: Glucose is broken down in steps during cellular respiration Why not just use it all at once?
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Type of compounds broken down during cellular respiration?

Glucose.


Glycolysis is the first part of cellular respiration What occurs during this stage?

Glucose is broken down into pyruvate.


Is glucose made during cellular respiration?

no]


What substances are nedded for cellular respiration to take place and what substances are during cellular respiration?

The substances that are needed for cellular respiration are glucose and oxygen. During cellular respiration, the cells convert food into usable energy.


What do cells breakdown during cellular respiration in order to produce ATP?

Respiratory substates are broken down.Most common substrate in glucose.

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Type of compounds broken down during cellular respiration?

Glucose.


What is broken down into CO2 and H2O during cellular respiration?

Glucose is broken down due to cellular respiration.


What are the type of compounds broken down during cellular respiration called?

GLUCOSE


Glucose is broken down during cellular respiration to produce carbon dioxide and?

water


Cellular respiration often begins with glucose which is broken down during what?

In the mitochondria


What during cellular respiration?

During cellular respiration the Glucose is broken down. It may be in either of two processes- Aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration. In Aerobic respiration there is break down of glucose in CO2 and H2O along with energy in presence of O2. This can be shown in following reaction C6H12O6 + O2 --------> CO2 + H2O + Energy And in anaerobic respiration glucose is broken down in any alcohol.


What does cellular respiration break down in order to release energy?

glucose is broken down in glycolysis during respiration to release energy


What happens during the procces of cellular respiration?

Glucose is broken down to CO2 and H2O and ATP is produced .


Glycolysis is the first part of cellular respiration What occurs during this stage?

Glucose is broken down into pyruvate.


When glucose is broken down during cellular respiration a product is light energy?

No,light is not emmited.Heat is mainly emmited.


Is glucose made during cellular respiration?

no]


What happens to energy During cellular respiration?

Energy is burned or is used up during this process. During cellular respiration, molecules of glucose are broken down in order to convert the stored energy into a usable form of energy.