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Interpretation:
The numbers of ATP molecules that are produced during the
Concept introduction:
Aerobic respiration is a metabolic process that takes place in excess amount of oxygen. The citric acid cycle is an important part of aerobic respiration that takes place inside the mitochondria.
Glycolysis is a metabolic process in which a molecule of glucose is converted to two molecules of pyruvate. Glycolysis takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell.
A hexose sugar is a sugar that contains six carbon atoms in its structure. For example, galactose and glucose. A disaccharide sugar is an organic molecule that yields two monosaccharides upon hydrolysis. For example, lactose sugar.
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