Question

During respiration energy is released due.............of organic food. a)oxidation b)decarboxylation c)reduction d)hydrolysis​

Answer 1

A》Oxidation.

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• Respiration is defined as the process of biochemical oxidation of nutrients at cellular level.

• It occurs in the presence of specific enzymes at optimum temperature in the cells to release energy for various metabolic activities.

• The organic substances undergo oxidative breakdown during respiration are called respiratory substrates.

• Example - Glucose.

• The biochemical oxidation of nutrients takes place in different ways in different organisms.

• Some organisms use oxygen to break down glucose completely into carbon dioxide and water while others don't require oxygen and carry it out in the absence of oxygen.