Cellular respiration is the release of energy from organic compounds by metabolic chemical oxidation in the mitochondria in each cell. Cellular respiration involves a number of enzyme mediated reactions. The equation for the oxidation glucose is C6H12O6 + O2 à CO2 + H2O + 686 kilocalories per mole of glucose oxidized. There are three ways cellular respiration could be measured. The consumption of O2 (how many moles of O2 are consumed in cellular respiration). Production of CO2 (how many moles of CO2 are produced in cellular respiration?) and the release of energy during cellular respiration. In this lab, the volume of O2 consumed by germinating and non-germinating peas at two different temperatures will be measured.