Cellular respiration enables the cell to harvest energy from organic compounds like glucose. This harvesting is achieved in a two-stage process.
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Learning goals
To understand how the cell gets its ATP from the breakdown of glucose.
To learn the subcellular structures in which metabolic pathways occur.
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All cells need energy in order to function effectively. This energy is obtained by breaking down organic molecules, like glucose, originally produced in plants. The cell's energy currency is ATP,…