What Is Cellular Respiration?

Cellular respiration is “the catabolic pathways of aerobic and anaerobic respiration, which break down organic molecules and use an electron transport chain for the production of ATP” (Campbell G-6). The chemical equation for cellular respiration is C6H12O6+6O2→6CO2+6H2O+energy. During that multi-step process, organic molecules are oxidized and catabolized down to carbon dioxide. The energy that is released during this breakdown is captured by the electron carriers, which is any of various molecules, such as NAD+ and FAD, which accept one or two electrons from one molecule and donate them to another and eventually used to generate a large amount of ATP by oxidative phosphorylation. Oxidative Phosphorylation is the process that uses energy derived from the redox reactions of an electron transport chain. An electron transport chain is a sequence of electron carrier molecules that shuttle electrons down a series of redox reactions that release energy used to produce the ATP. All cells require ATP to function properly, and just about all of them use cellular respiration to produce it. It is used as a power source for chemical reactions within the cell. …show more content…
When placed in an environment that has the key nutrients to grow, such as water, this process will occur. Water serves as an essential part to what a plant needs in order for cellular reactions to take place, which would initiate growth.
As of now, it is unknown whether the production of carbon dioxide in cellular respiration is affected by germination and varying temperature. Therefore, in this experiment, multiple beakers containing either pinto or kidney beans under different conditions will be examined for 3 hours in order to determine whether germination and temperature has any relation to the production of carbon dioxide in cellular