What organic compounds are the main source of short term energy for living things?

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Nam D.
May 24, 2018

Isn't it glucose????

Explanation:

Glucose and sucrose are probably the two most common organic molecules that organisms require to produce energy from cellular respiration. When animals eat glucose, it is broken down in the presence of oxygen to produce #38# energy-carrying molecules, called #"ATP"#.

The equation for the process is:

#C_6H_12O_6(aq)+6O_2(g)->6CO_2(g)+6H_2O(l)#

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