Cellular Respiration

Science — Second Preparatory

Common mistakes

Comparison aspect	Main idea	Keywords
Mistake	confusing cellular respiration with breathing through the lungs. Correct: cellular respiration takes place inside the cell while inhaling and exhaling only move air	confusingcellularrespirationbreathing
Mistake	thinking that cellular respiration produces oxygen. Correct: it uses oxygen and produces carbon dioxide water and energy	thinkingcellularrespirationproduces
Mistake	thinking that energy is created during respiration. Correct: the energy was already stored in glucose and respiration releases it	thinkingenergycreatedduring
Mistake	thinking that anaerobic respiration gives as much energy as aerobic respiration. Correct: it gives much less energy	thinkinganaerobicrespirationgives

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