Question

The first step in the process of cellular respiration, known as involves the breakdown of , which is where the name of this step is derived from.

Answer 1

glycolysis

Answer 2

Good and what are you breaking down in glycolysis?

Answer 3

im not sure

Answer 4

Hint: it's part of the name- glyco + lysis

lysis just means breakdown

do you know a molecule that starts with glyco something

Answer 5

glucose?

Answer 6

mhmmm you're on the right track but we're breaking down something into glucose

glucose is a monomer, it's one piece but what is a bunch of glucose molecules all linked together called?

Answer 7

im not sure

Answer 8

it's glycogen

Answer 9

lol

Answer 10

big OHHH moment? xD

Answer 11

yep

Answer 12

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glucose?
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I just realized I was being dumb

glycolysis is the breakdown of glucose

the breakdown of glycogen would be glycogenolysis

so yeah, it's glucose

Answer 13

its not glycogen its glucose?

Answer 14

yeah, it's glucose

glycolysis is how we can get energy from a glucose molecule

Answer 15

change glycogen but i can leave glycolysis the same?

Answer 16

yeah, it's still glycolysis and it involves the breakdown of GLUCOSE

not glycogen