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a variable whose variation does not depend on that of another.
We consume carbon in the form of carbohydrates (like the pop you drink or the donuts you eat). We also breath in oxygen. It comes out in the form of carbon dioxide and water.
To understand where the carbon atoms in the carbon dioxide gas we breathe out come from, we need to examine the process of respiration in our bodies.
During the process of respiration, the cells in our body break down glucose (a type of sugar) in the presence of oxygen to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water. This breakdown of glucose is known as cellular respiration.
Glucose (C6H12O6) is composed of carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O). The carbon atoms in glucose molecules come primarily from the food we consume. When glucose is broken down during respiration, the carbon atoms combine with oxygen to form carbon dioxide (CO2).
Therefore, the carbon atoms in the carbon dioxide gas we breathe out ultimately come from the carbon in the glucose molecules we metabolize through respiration.