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What is cellular respiration?

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cellular respiration, the process by which organisms combine oxygen with foodstuff molecules, diverting the chemical energy in these substances into life-sustaining activities and discarding, as waste products, carbon dioxide and water.
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Answer:

short answer:

the process by which food, in the form of sugar (glucose), is transformed into energy within cells

Long answer:

the process by which organisms combine oxygen with foodstuff molecules, diverting the chemical energy in these substances into life-sustaining activities and

discarding, as waste products, carbon dioxide and water

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