Question

I NEED QUICK BIOLOGY HELP!

All living things need energy; it is a requirement for life. In a typical cell, ATP, the high energy molecule, is produced in the __________ in the presence of a sugar (glucose) and ______________.
A) nucleus; oxygen
B) ER; carbon dioxide.
C) mitochondria; oxygen.
D) vacuole; water vapor.

Answer 1

C
The reaction is Glucose + Oxygen = ATP + Carbon Dioxide and Water (ATP is useful and the other 2 are waste products). This happens in the Mitochondria of the cell by a process known as Cellular Respiration.