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What gets oxidized and what gets reduced in Aerobic Respiration?

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glucose is oxidized and oxygen is reduced.

Step-by-step explanation:

During aerobic respiration, the oxygen taken in by a cell combines with glucose to produce energy in the form of Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and the cell expels carbon dioxide and water. This is an oxidation reaction in which glucose is oxidized and oxygen is reduced.

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