Question

State whether the following statements are true or false.
The breakdown of glucose in cellular respiration is a catabolic reaction.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

A catabolic process is a process in which a substrate or metabolite is broken down to smaller units and requires an input of energy.

The 6-carbon glucose molecule is broken down into 3-carbon pyruvate which initially requires energy and then generates energy by substrate-level phosphorylation.

The breakdown of glucose in cellular respiration is a catabolic reaction.

So the given statement is True.