CELLULAR RESPIRATION SIMULATION

▸ Building the cell & double-membrane mitochondrion…
▸ Folding the cristae — where electrons are passed
▸ Loading glucose into the cytoplasm
▸ Starting glycolysis → Krebs → e⁻ chain
▸ Pumping the H⁺ gradient to spin ATP synthase…
▸ Ready — Online. ✅
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Simulation room Cellular respiration

Cellular Respiration
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glucose → mitochondrion → ATP
Cell energy
🔋 Burning glucose for ATP
ATP / O₂ / CO₂ / Glucose
ATP made—
O₂ consumed—
CO₂ released—
Glucose—
Respiration type—
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Notes
The mitochondrion burns glucose with O₂ → ~30–32 ATP + releases CO₂ & H₂O. Without O₂ only glycolysis runs → just 2 ATP + lactate.
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ATP made · O₂ consumed · CO₂ released over time ATPO₂CO₂