Identify the main purpose of cellular respiration, which is to convert biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and then release waste products.
Understand that cellular respiration consists of several stages that occur in a specific sequence to efficiently produce ATP.
Recognize that the four main stages of cellular respiration are: Glycolysis, Pyruvate Oxidation, Citric Acid Cycle, and Oxidative Phosphorylation.
Eliminate options that include processes not part of cellular respiration, such as the Calvin Cycle and Photosynthesis, which are related to photosynthesis, not cellular respiration.
Confirm that the correct sequence of stages in cellular respiration is: Glycolysis, Pyruvate Oxidation, Citric Acid Cycle, and Oxidative Phosphorylation.