Question

Which describes the process of cellular respiration? Question 10 options: anabolic pathway that breaks molecules into energy anabolic pathway that builds molecules of stored energy catabolic pathway that breaks molecules into energy catabolic pathway that builds molecules of stored energy

Answer 1

Catabolic pathway that breaks molecules into energy

In an organism, biochemical reactions can be broadly categorized into 2, anabolic and catabolic. The former break down larger molecules into simpler molecules while the later does the vice versa.

Explanation:

Therefore catabolic reactions are mostly spontaneous because they tend to increased entropy (or lower Gibbs free energy) while anabolic reactions tend to reduce entropy (or increase Gibbs free energy). The catabolic reaction can do work (because they release energy) hence are used to do work while anabolic reactions consume energy hence cannot do work.

Cellular respiration is a catabolic reaction because it breakdown glucose molecules to harness the energy in the bonds to make ATP molecules.

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