The Latin verb supponere, meaning substitute, has several legitimate heirs in English, including supposititious (which dates from the early 17th century) and supposition (a 15th century addition).
Cellular respiration takes place in the organelles called mitochondria. The mitochondria take in glucose, a type of sugar, and change it in the presence of oxygen into an energy-rich molecule called ATP, or adenosine triphosphate. For every molecule of glucose, 36 molecules of ATP are made.
When a sugar molecule is broken down, a usable form of energy is released for the cell's life functions. Cells can release energy in two basic processes: cellular respiration and fermentation. Cellular respiration requires oxygen, but fermentation does not.ust as photosynthesis occurs in organelles called chloroplasts, cellular respiration takes place in organelles called mitochondria. Remember that mitochondria are in both plant cells and animal cells, so both kinds of cells release energy through cellular respiration.