Oxygen is produced through the process of photosynthesis in plants, where they take in carbon dioxide and water and convert it into oxygen and glucose. Oxygen can also be generated through chemical processes such as electrolysis of water, where an electric current splits water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen gas.
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Living things use oxygen to make energy through a process called cellular respiration. This process involves breaking down glucose and other nutrients with the help of oxygen to produce ATP, the main source of energy for the cell. Oxygen is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain, allowing the production of ATP to occur efficiently.
Water is made up of two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom, forming a chemical compound with the molecular formula H2O.
The process of respiration in living things removes oxygen from the oxygen cycle. During respiration, organisms take in oxygen and use it to break down glucose to produce energy, releasing carbon dioxide as a byproduct.
No, two atoms of oxygen do not make a molecule of oxygen. A molecule of oxygen is O2, which consists of two oxygen atoms chemically bonded together.
Living things depend on organic matter for food and oxygen from the air or water they inhabit. Plants undergo photosynthesis to produce oxygen as a byproduct, and animals obtain oxygen through respiration.