Question

Which form of energy transduction occur during respiration

Answer 1

Answer:

Transduction in cellular respiration occurs when biochemical energy in nutrients is converted to ATP molecules ( energy storing molecules)

Transduction is the conversion of energy from one form to another.

Explanation:

In respiration, biochemical energy stored up in nutrients is converted to adenosine triphosphate.

Adenosine triphosphate ( ATP) is a complex organic molecule that is used to provide energy that runs all cellular activities.

Here is the equation for the cellular respiration:

C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ -> 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + ATP

In respiration ( cellular respiration that occurs in the mitochondria), energy is transduced from a chemical form in food to a different chemical form in the ATP molecules.

The common food nutrients that provide energy are carbohydrates, amino acids and fatty acids.

The cellular respiration process takes energy from the bonds of these biochemical molecules and use them to form energy bonds in the ATP molecules.