Question

What is the role of digestion in cellular respiration?

Answer 1

Our body uses glucose for our main source of energy. We take in many sugars in our diet. Break down of these sugar begin in the mouth by saliva. The majority of break down and absorption of sugars occur in the small intestine. Sugars are broken down to monosaccharides to include glucose which is the main source used to produce energy in our body by cellular respiration.