Cellular respiration

Cellular respiration is, in its broadest definition, the process in which the chemical bonds of energy-rich molecules such as glucose are converted into energy usable for life processes. Oxidation of organic material—in a bonfire, for example—is an exothermic reaction that releases a large amount of energy rather quickly. The overall equation for the oxidation of glucose is:

Related Topics:
Chemical bond - Energy - Molecule - Glucose - Life - Oxidation - Exothermic reaction

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:::C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy released

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