When molecules are broken apart in respiration, ____

a. the heat produced is used to drive biological reactions
b. the oxygen in the compounds that are broken apart is used as an energy source
c. the energy released is channeled into molecules of ATP
d. ATP is converted into ADP
e. ADP is released as a waste product


ANSWER: c

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