Definition of Cellular Respiration

the process by which organisms use oxygen to break down food molecules to get chemical energy for cellular functions

Examples of Cellular Respiration in a sentence

While breaking up sugars, the woman’s body cells are creating energy through cellular respiration.  🔊

Cellular respiration is a process in which cells take apart food molecules and use their atoms as a source of energy.  🔊

Cellular respiration provides energy to body cells through a process of sugar burning.  🔊

In order for an animal’s body to convert its food to energy through cellular respiration, oxygen is needed.  🔊

In many different types of life forms, cellular respiration allows cells to break sugar into strong energy.  🔊

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