In cellular respiration, glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) and oxygen (O₂) are consumed to produce carbon dioxide (CO₂), water (H₂O), and energy (ATP), as represented by the equation: C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + energy. Consequently, the human body inhales a greater amount of oxygen than the carbon dioxide produced and exhaled, as the process converts one molecule of glucose and six molecules of oxygen into six molecules of carbon dioxide and water, illustrating that oxygen is used while carbon dioxide is expelled as a waste product.
Remember the law of conservation of matter. The human body uses cellular respiration to release energy from food. Recall the reactants and products of the process of cellular respiration. Using the chemical equation for cellular respiration, explain how the amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide inhaled by the lungs is different from the amounts exhaled. Explain your answer in 1-2 sentences. make it in two sentences
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