Overview of Respiration

Cellular Respiration

• Occurs in the mitochondria• Remember the mitochondria is a cell organelle• It has the nickname of the power house!

The powerhouse….

• Means it provides lot of energy for the cell/body

• Cellular respiration produces energy

Cellular respiration makes energy by…

• Breaking down glucose and oxygen• It breaks it down in the MITOCHONDRIA!• The energy is called ATP

Cellular respiration also makes…

• Water• Carbon Dioxide

So remember that…

• It uses Glucose and Oxygen• And produces Carbon Dioxide, Water and

Energy (ATP)