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What provide energy to be used in Respiration

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Nutrients that are commonly used by animal and plant cells in respiration include sugar, amino acids and fatty acids, and the most common oxidizing agent providing most of the chemical energy is molecular oxygen (O 2).

Simplified reaction: C₆H₁₂O₆ (s) + 6 O₂ (g) → 6 CO₂ (g) + 6 H₂O (l) + heat

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Answer:

ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

Step-by-step explanation:

Cellur respiration, the energy stored in glucose is transferred to ATP.

ATP is a chemical energy that a cell can use. it is the molecule that provides energy for your cells to perform work.

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