Aerobic Respiration

Aerobic respiration involves molecular oxygen in the oxidation of glucose, and unlike anaerobic respiration it oxidises glucose completely. It is carried out through five linked stages: (1) glycolysis, (2) formation of acetyl CoA from pyruvic acid (the 'connecting link' reaction), (3) the Krebs cycle, (4) the electron transport chain, and (5) terminal oxidation. …