Question

question 1 *
what would happen to a cell if cellular respiration suddenly stopped?
breakdown of glucose would increase
atp production would increase significantly
breakdown of glucose would stop almost entirely
the cell would use water for energy

Explanation:

Cellular respiration is the process by which cells break down glucose to produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate), which is the energy - currency of the cell. If cellular respiration suddenly stopped:

• The breakdown of glucose is a key part of cellular respiration. Without cellular respiration, the breakdown of glucose would stop almost entirely because the metabolic pathways (like glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and electron transport chain) that break down glucose are part of cellular respiration.
• ATP production is the main goal of cellular respiration. Since the process that generates ATP (through the breakdown of glucose and other molecules in cellular respiration) is stopped, ATP production would not increase.
• Water is not used for energy in the cell in the way that glucose is. The cell has specific energy - generating mechanisms (cellular respiration for glucose etc.) and water is mainly used in other cellular processes like maintaining osmotic balance, being a solvent, etc., not as an energy source.

Answer:

Breakdown of glucose would stop almost entirely