Cellular Respiration Ch. 4.4 - 4.6

Cellular Respiration:

• Cellular Respiration: The process of breaking down food (sugars) into ATP.

Aerobic Respiration-

• Aerobic Respiration is the breakdown of food using Oxygen.
• Aerobic Respiration begins in the cytoplasm.
• Aerobic Respiration finishes in the mitochondria.
  • Cristae: Folds in mitochondria to increase surface area
  • The function of the mitochondria is aerobic respiration, which is the most efficient way to get energy from food.