Question

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List and describe the four processes in the oxidation of glucose to carbon dioxide and water.

Answer 1

• The diagram represents the four processes in aerobic respiration.
  
• The pyruvate formed in the glycolysis is a three-carbon compound and is used in the Krebs cycle. The link reaction connects the glycolytic product to the Krebs cycle for generation of NADH and FADH${}_2$.
  
• The electron transport chain transfers the high energy electrons from one complex to another flnally leading to oxygen.
  
• The hydrogen gradient formed is used to generate ATP by oxidative phosphorylation.