Question

1. we need to eat food and breathe in oxygen in order to stay alive. we also breathe out carbon dioxide gas. explain how these statements relate to the chemical equation for cell respiration.

Explanation:

Cell respiration is a process where food (glucose) reacts with oxygen. The chemical equation is \(C_6H_{12}O_6 + 6O_2
ightarrow6CO_2 + 6H_2O+\text{energy}\). Eating food provides glucose (\(C_6H_{12}O_6\)) and breathing in oxygen (\(O_2\)) supplies the reactants. Breathing out carbon dioxide (\(CO_2\)) is the product of this reaction. The energy released is used to stay alive.

Answer:

Eating food gives glucose (\(C_6H_{12}O_6\)), breathing in \(O_2\) and breathing out \(CO_2\) are related to the cell - respiration equation \(C_6H_{12}O_6 + 6O_2
ightarrow6CO_2 + 6H_2O+\text{energy}\) where glucose and oxygen are reactants and carbon dioxide is a product, and energy is released for life processes.