Question

Why is respiration called a catabolic process?​

Answer 1

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ʀᴇsᴘɪʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴀᴛᴀʙᴏʟɪᴄ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋs ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇs ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇs, ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsɪɴɢ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴛᴏ ғᴜᴇʟ ᴄᴇʟʟᴜʟᴀʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs.

Answer 2

Any process which involves breakdown of complex organic matter into simpler ones, it called a Catabolic process.

Respiration involves breakdown of Glucose into Carbon dioxide, water, and Adenosine Triphosphate.

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