2 carbon sub-groups derived from fat (or sugar if insulin is present).
Oxygen
Glucose is the primary fuel burnt in cellular respiration. It is broken down in a series of steps to produce energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) which cells use for various functions.
Glucose is the primary carbohydrate fuel for cells in the body. It is broken down during cellular respiration to produce energy in the form of ATP.
Because the main fuel of cellular respiration, glucose, ultimately is produced by plants that preform photosynthesis. Even carnivorous heterotrophs, metabolizing protein and lipids, must depend on herbivores eating the plants directly.
Glucose
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
glucose
to form atp to fuel metabolic reactions
Oxygen and fuel and activity.
We digest the starch to glucose, which is sent to the cells where it is the fuel for respiration.
to produce ATP, Adenosine Triphosphate
GPP (gross primary production) minus cellular respiration.