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What chemical is needed for respiration? The chemical name starts with an s and contains 5 letters
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What chemical is needed for respiration?

The chemical name starts with an s and contains 5 letters

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SUGAR (not a chemical )!

Explanation:-

  • Glucose is the main source of energy
  • The mitrochondria in the cellular respiration converts glucose into ATP
  • The process through which it is converted to the ATP and pyruvate
  • Pyruvate than enter the citric acid cycle and generate water and carbon dioxide
  • Carbon dioxide gets absorbed in the blood and expelled out of the body
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