Question

What is the purpose of Glycolysis and Cellular Respiration?

Answer 1

Glycolysis:

1. It is the process of breaking glucose molecules and producing energy in the form of ATP which take place in the cytoplasm of a cell
2. The output of glycolysis is two molecules of pyruvate, ATP, NADH, and water.
3. The purpose of glycolysis is to provide pyruvate to the Krebs cycle or trichloroacetic acid (TCA) cycle or citric acid cycle.
4. The released energy is used for cellular metabolism.

Cellular Respiration:

1. It is the respiration process in which organisms combine oxygen with food molecules to produce energy in the form of ATP which takes place in the mitochondria of cells.
2. So the purpose of this process also generates energy that is used for other metabolic activities in the body during regular tasks.
3. This process occurs in presence of oxygen.
4. This process releases carbon dioxide and water as waste products.