Respiration releases energy not through the hydrolysis of carbon bonds specifically but through the oxidation of complex compounds (like glucose) to simpler ones (like water and carbon dioxide), accompanied by the transfer of electrons to electron carriers and FAD and ultimately to oxygen in aerobic respiration. The energy released in these reactions is used to form ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate. During the process of aerobic respiration, oxygen is consumed, and carbon dioxide, water, and energy are released as products.

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