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What is respiration? Describe the various steps resulting in the oxidation of carbohydrates to pyruvic acid. How many ATP are produced in glycolysis?

Answer 1

Respiration is defined as a process in living organisms involving the production of energy linked with intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide by the oxidation of complex organic substances.

Steps of glycolysis and ATP generation are given the diagram.

2 ATP are generated at the end of glycolysis.