Glucose is broken down through cellular respiration, which involves a large number of chemical reactions. At the end of the cellular respiration process, a large number of ATP molecules are generated, yet not all of the possible energy that is contained in a molecule of glucose can be harnessed through these chemical reactions to generate ATP. In other words, during cellular respiration, not all of the energy that is contained in a molecule of glucose is converted into the energy stored in ATP. The remaining energy is

Released as HEAT ENERGY

Explanation:

It is worthy to note that according to the law of thermodynamics, energy transfer cannot be hundred percent efficient. This law manifests in the breakdown of glucose by the body during cellular respiration. Aside from the energy used for the process of cellular respiration itself, the rest of the energy untapped are released by the cells as heat to warm the body (insulation) and helps maintain a normal optimal temperature of the body. Cellular respiration process produces energy which are stored as ATP, about 36-38 molecules of ATP is generated in cellular respiration by the cells. The remaining energy contained in the glucose molecules are converted to heat.

1. amino acid refers to the fundamental building block of proteins, comprising of an amino group and a carboxyl group.

2. catalyst refers to any substance, which increases the rate of chemical reaction without being used up in the reaction.

3. a complex molecule containing he genetic code is dna or deoxyribonucleic acid.

4. an enzyme refers to a molecule of protein, which is unique in accelerating up a particular chemical reaction in the biological systems.

5. nucleic acid refers to an sequence of sugars, phosphates, and nitrogenous bases, for example, dna and rna.

6. a protein refers to a large, composite organic molecule comprising of a huge number of amino acids associated together with the of peptide bonds.

7. rna refers to a nucleic acid that takes part in the production of proteins.

8. substrate refers to a compound, which takes part in a chemical reaction, and is chemically modified by the reaction.