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.
According to Hartnell College, cellular respiration takes place in the cytoplasm of cells and inside the mitochondria. Mitochondria are often called the cellâs âpower plant,â because most of the process of cellular respiration takes place inside them. This process produces energy within the cell. Continue Reading