Which of the following is most appropriate for aerobic respiration ?

Options

A. `"Glucose" overset "mitochondria" to "puruvate" overset "cytoplasm" to CO_2+H_2O+"Energy"`
B. `"Glucose" overset "cytoplasm" to "puruvate" overset "mitochondria" to CO_2+H_2O+"Energy"`
C. `"Glucose" overset "cytoplasm" to "puruvate"+"Energy" overset "mitochondria" to CO_2+H_2O`
D. `"Glucose" overset "cytoplasm" to "puruvate"+"Energy" overset "mitochondria" to CO_2+H_2O+"Energy"`

Answer

D

Explanation

Aerobic respiration is complete breakdown of glucose into carbon dioxide and water with release of large amount of energy in the mitochondria. Glycolysis is breakdown of glucose into pyruvate. It is oxygen independent pathway that occurs in cytoplasm. It produces large amount of energy in the form of ATP along with carbon dioxide gas and water. After glycolysis, pyruvate (from cytoplasm)enters the mitochondria and is oxidized in a series of reactions, to form considerable amount of energy (ATP), `CO_2, and H_2O`.