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What is the purpose of cellular respiration

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The purpose of cellular respiration is to transfer energy from glucose to ATP. This is important because we need energy, and we use it to move.

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Cells do cellular respiration to extract energy from the bonds of glucose and other food molecules. Cells can store the extracted energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

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