Question

What chemical is needed for respiration?

The chemical name starts with an s and contains 5 letters

Answer 1

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