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Cellular Respiration

Cellular Respiration
Cellular Respiration
Cellular Respiration
Respiration is one of the essential
processes carried out by all living
organisms to survive.

In simple terms, respiration is the


process through which the
nutrients we eat are converted
into useful energy.
As we know, the cell is the Therefore, respiration that takes place at
structural and functional unit of the smallest level of our body i.e cellular
life and each cell requires energy level is called cellular respiration.
to perform its functions.
Cellular respiration is a set of
metabolic reactions occurring
inside the cells to convert
biochemical energy obtained
from the food into a chemical
compound called adenosine
triphosphate (ATP).

Metabolism refers to a set of chemical


reactions carried out for maintaining the
living state of the cells in an organism.
Cellular respiration is the process by which your
cells break down macromolecules (like glucose) to
produce ATP, the energy currency of the cell.

Therefore, respiration is a catabolic process, which


breaks large molecules into smaller ones, releasing
energy to fuel cellular activities.
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