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What function does heat play in cellular respiration?

to warm things


What can be said about the effect of temperature on the cellular respiration of crickets?

Yes. Cellular respiration produces ATP, which crickets need so survive, since it is the main way energy is stored in living things. If crickets could not carry out cellular respiration, they would not be alive.


Why do the cells of all living things carry out cellular respiration continuously?

Living things use energy in order to live, so we are constantly using converting ATP to ADP in order to get that energy. Cellular respiration replenishes the ATP by converting ADP back into ATP, which living things use for energy. Without cellular respiration an organism would die from lack of ATP, and therefore a lack of energy.


Can flowers perform cellular respiration?

Cellular respiration is the release of energy from food. Since mushrooms are living things, they will also carry out respiration in their cells. Even after food is harvested respiration can continue. Mushrooms have a high rate of respiration after harvesting and so lose condition quickly. Cooling reduces respiration rate and extends storage life. Fresh produce cannot replace the carbohydrates used up in respiration. When the reserves are exhausted aging follows and the produce ages and dies. See: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-800.html http://www.fao.org/docrep/T0073E/T0073E02.htm


What cellular process do living things use oxygen for?

Living things use oxygen for cellular respiration, a process that produces energy in the form of ATP. During cellular respiration, oxygen is used to break down glucose and other organic molecules to release energy that cells can use for various functions.