Question

What is the basic purpose of cellular respiration? What are the reactants and products of cellular respiration overall? Also, give a basic description of the three main stages of cellular respiration (glycolysis, Kreb cycle, and the electron transport chain)

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The Main basic purpose is to be able to breath and live. Oxygen and glucose are both reactants in the process of cellular respiration. The main product of cellular respiration is ATP; waste products include carbon dioxide and water.The three main stages of cellular respiration (aerobic) would include Glycolysis, the Krebs Cycle and the Electron Transport Chain. The Krebs Cycle takes Citric Acid which is a derivative of Pyruvic Acid and converts this through 4 cycles into Hydrogen, carbon dioxide and water in the Mitochondrial Matrix.