why is respiration an oxidation process?
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The process of cellular respiration involves two main steps. During aerobic respiration, oxygen is reduced, donating an electron to hydrogen to form water. The entire process of cellular respiration oxidizes glucose. This produces the majority of the energy released in cellular respiration
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During aerobic respiration, the oxygen taken in by a cell combines with glucose to produce energy in the form of Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and the cell expels carbon dioxide and water. This is an oxidation reaction in which glucose is oxidized and oxygen is reduced. This process is critical to all eukaryotes, which are large cells that contain a nucleus and other organelles and which form complex organisms, such as human beings.
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