Both cellular respiration and the burning of fossils fuels release energy. This can be attributed to

A) the breaking of bonds during oxidation.

B) the reduction of carbon to carbon dioxide.

C) the formation of bonds in new organic compounds.

D) the hydrolysis of water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen.

Both cellular respiration and the burning of fossils fuels release energy. This can be attributed to the breaking of bonds during oxidation. Both reactions require some form of "fuel" to happen and both use the store energy in bonds as their "fuel". By breaking these bonds, they are able to move their independent reactions forward.