1. Cellular respiration is the process of transforming glucose and oxygen into energy to be used to power the cell, while also releasing carbon dioxide and water. It does this through Glycolysis (splits glucose in half), the Krebs Cycle (continues to break down the carbon molecules), and the Electron Transport Chain (electrons are transported and ATP is created in the ATP synthase as well as along the inner membrane of the mitochondria where pressure rises). Each bond broken and ATP created is more energy the cell can use to function and perform the tasks it is required to perform.
2. Cellular respiration is related to what we measured in the cricket lab because we measured how much cabin dioxide the crickets released, and since carbon dioxide is a byproduct of cellular respiration, then we were measuring the rate of cellular respiration over time, and in different temperature environments.