Remember Formula Aerobic Respiration 

Remember the formula for respiration is the same as in plants above i.e.

The mnemonic for recalling the formula for respiration is:

Cows Eat Wet Grass Outside

Convert this statement to the following formula:

     Cows = CO₂

        Eat = Energy

       Wet = Water (H₂O)

    Grass = Glucose

 Outside = Oxygen (O₂)

This becomes:

CO₂ + Energy (ATP) + H₂O = Glucose + O₂

And in reverse, to make it respiration (i.e. respiration is the production of energy):

Glucose + O₂ = CO₂ + Energy (ATP) + H₂O

Mitochondria takes glucose and oxygen and converts it into carbon dioxide, energy molecules called ATP and water.