CK-12 Physical Science Concepts - For Middle School

3.43. Cellular Respiration Reactions http://www.ck12.org

Vocabulary

• cellular respiration: Process in which the cells of living things break down glucose with oxygen to produce
  carbon dioxide, water, and energy.

Explore More

Watch the video about cellular respiration at the following URL, and then compare and contrast the two types of
cellular respiration.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFzwaWIYVqA

MEDIA

Click image to the left for use the URL below.

URL: http://www.ck12.org/flx/render/embeddedobject/82382

Review

1. What is cellular respiration?


2. Represent cellular respiration with a chemical equation.


3. Explain why cellular respiration is a catabolic reaction.


4. What happens to the energy that is released when bonds are broken in glucose molecules?