Cellular respiration is

a spontaneous reaction that assembles smaller molecules into bigger molecules.

a spontaneous reaction that breaks down larger molecules into smaller molecules.

a nonspontaneous reaction that assembles smaller molecules into bigger molecules.

a nonspontaneous reaction that breaks down larger molecules into smaller molecules.

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Kendal Mueller

Biology

6 August, 19:40

Cellular respiration is

a spontaneous reaction that assembles smaller molecules into bigger molecules.

a spontaneous reaction that breaks down larger molecules into smaller molecules.

a nonspontaneous reaction that assembles smaller molecules into bigger molecules.

a nonspontaneous reaction that breaks down larger molecules into smaller molecules.

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Leanna Dennis · Answer 1

Well it definitely breaks down the large glucose molecule into smaller molecules (H2O and CO2) but I'm not too sure about spontaneousness. I'd say nonspontaneous because it needs enzymes to work, even though it is exothermic ...