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When cells break down food glucose molecules during cellular respiration, energy is

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when cells break down food molecules, some of the energy on the molecules is released as heat. Cells use much of the remaining energy to make ATP. When glucose is broken down during cellular respiration energy is stored temporarily in molecules of ATP.

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