Which statement BEST explains why the term "reduction" is used to describe molecules gaining an electron during the cellular respiration process?

The reduction process removes the molecule from the cellular respiration cycle.

Gaining an electron reduces the molecule's ability to transfer energy to the cell.

Electrons have a negative charge, so they reduce the molecule's overall positive charge.

Gaining an electron changes the cellular respiration from an aerobic to an anaerobic process.

Gaining an electron reduces the molecule's ability to transfer energy to the cell.