Question

Respiration is the energy releasing pathway do you agree?Justify your answer

Answer 1

• Yes,Respiration is the energy releasing pathway​.

1. It is a catabolic reaction where glucose is broken down to yield energy in the form of ATP.
2. When we respire, we inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.
3. The oxygen inhaled helps in breaking down complex compounds like proteins, carbohydrates, fats etc which we take in when we eat food.
4. This oxygen breaks it down to release energy in the form of ATP.
5. ATP is a cellular energy carrier which is formed by adding a phosphate molecule to adenosine diphosphate, via the creation of a high energy bond.
6. One molecule of glucose yields approximately 38 ATP molecules.
7. Thus it is known as an energy releasing pathway.