What is the process of breaking down food to produce energy called

Cell Respiration. The process by which cells use oxygen to break down food molecules and release their stored energy. Glucose. Also known as blood sugar, a simple sugar broken down in cells to produce energy. ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)

tsd is temerature dependent sex determination.

tsd: it is a type of environmental sex determination in which the temperature experienced during embryonic/ larval development (ambient temperature for development) determine the sex of the offspring.

crocodile displays the tsd where the ambient temperature of the developing egg determines the individual's sex. for example in the american alligator's eggs, incubation at 33 ºc produces mostly males, while incubation at 30 ºc produces mostly females. so if the american alligator's egg will get the ambient temperature (33 degree celcius)during embryonic development from egg, the offspring will be male and same for the female sex determination.