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In mammalian cells such as human cells, glucose and oxygen are the two starting materials required to perform aerobic respiration. However you also need a large number of enzymes to catalyse the various reactions that take place.

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What is the name of the process of resperation that does not require oxygen?

anaerobic respiration there is also fermentation, which is like anaerobic respiration but does not have an electron transport chain


Why is water needed for cellular respiration?

Water is needed for cellular respiration because it is a key component in the chemical reactions that break down glucose and produce energy for the cell. Water helps to facilitate these reactions and is essential for the overall process of cellular respiration to occur efficiently.


What substance is removed from the air by living things for respiration?

In the process of respiration OXYGEN is taken in from the atmoshpere and CO2 is released.


What organelle is needed to break glucose in cellular respiration?

The mitochondria is the organelle responsible for breaking down glucose in cellular respiration to produce energy in the form of ATP.


What would happen if there was no cellular respiration?

I presume you are referring to human's cellular respiration and not bacterial cellular respiration. With human's cellular respiration, you first have to understand that our body uses ATP (short for adenosine triphosphate) as the main source of fuel. It is ATP that helps our body to repair itself, to grow, and to eliminate basic toxins such as carbon dioxide. Second, the main source of ATP is glucose from breakdown of the food we eat. With that in mind, cellular respiration (also known as aerobic respiration) is the use of inhaled oxygen to more efficiently make ATP. With oxygen/ aerobic respiration, a cell's mitochondria power house can make 36 ATPs from one molecule of glucose via glycolysis + Kreb cycle + electron transfer chain pathway. Whereas without oxygen (aka anaerobic respiration), a cell stops at glycolysis making only 2 ATPs. As you can see, 36 vs. 2 ATPs is a big difference. A cell that is metabolically active and requires a lot of ATPs such as the neurons (brain cells), the myocardiocytes (heart cells), and the proximal tubule cells (kidney cells) will die off when the glucose supply is depleted from inefficient breakdown to produce ATPs. So in short, without cellular respiration, a cell will use anaerobic respiration, making 1/16 of normal ATPs, survive for 2 mins to hours (depending on the cellular activities and body temperature) then die off due to depletion of glucose source within the cell or die off due to activation of Fas self-suicide mechanism. Hope this answers your question. =)

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Which substance is needed for cellular respiration to occur?

It is oygen


A gas is needed in the body to make energy?

Yes, Oxygen is needed by the body for aerobic cellular respiration. It is possible to use anaerobic respiration which is with out air, but it is must less efficient and produces lactic acid.


What are the materials needed in aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration?

In aerobic respiration, the materials needed are glucose (or other organic molecules), oxygen, and enzymes to catalyze the reaction. In anaerobic respiration, the materials needed are glucose (or other organic molecules) and enzymes to catalyze the reaction. Oxygen is not required for anaerobic respiration, and different types of anaerobic pathways may involve different materials such as nitrate or sulfate.


Which substance is needed for areobic cellular respiration to occur?

Oxygen is needed for aerobic cellular respiration to occur. It serves as the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain, allowing for the production of ATP in the presence of glucose and other nutrients.


What is the name of the process of resperation that does not require oxygen?

anaerobic respiration there is also fermentation, which is like anaerobic respiration but does not have an electron transport chain


Why is anaerobic respiration needed in brewing?

so the cat can have sex


What is a very important substance needed to perform chemical reactions in cells?

ATP and oxygen. ATP provides the energy for cellular activity and oxygen drives the electrons for cellular respiration


What gas is needed for cellular respiration?

Oxygen is needed for aerobic respiration.


What gas is needed for cellar respiration?

For cellular respiration you need oxygen.


What substances are nedded for cellular respiration to take place and what substances are during cellular respiration?

The substances that are needed for cellular respiration are glucose and oxygen. During cellular respiration, the cells convert food into usable energy.


Fermentation occurs when a cell can't get?

When a cell can't get oxygen to produce energy through aerobic respiration, it undergoes fermentation as an alternative process to generate ATP. This typically occurs in anaerobic conditions.


What sugar is needed for cellular respiration?

Glucose is the necessary sugar for cellular respiration.