Question

What is meant by cellular respiration?

• A. Breakdown of water
• B. Breakdown of air to consume energy
• C. Breakdown of food materials to release energy
• D. Breakdown of soil to release energy

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Breakdown of food materials to release energy

• Cellular respiration is the mechanism of breakdown of food materials within the cell to release energy and the trapping of this energy for the synthesis of ATP.