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Why do cells carry out cellular respiration

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Plants and animals carry out cellular respiration, but only plants conduct photosynthesis. Cellular respiration is the process in which a cell uses oxygen to convert glucose, a simple sugar, into the energy-carrying molecule, adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

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