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The equation shows cellular respiration. During cellular respiration, glucose combines with oxygen to form carbon dioxide, water, and ATP.
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What happens to the energy in the bonds in glucose?
The energy is transferred to oxygen.
The energy is transferred to carbon dioxide.
The energy is transferred to water.
The energy is transferred to ATP.

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The energy is transferred to ATP.

During cellular respiration the chemical energy in glucose's bonds is released and used to form ATP (with some lost as heat); oxygen serves as the final electron acceptor to make water and carbon dioxide.