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Can someone breakdown in an easy way to understand the three stages of cellular respiration.

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The 3 stages of cellular respiration are Glycolysis,TCA cycle and Oxidative phosphorylation

Step-by-step explanation:

Glycolysis

Glycolysis is the central pathway of carbohydrate metabolism.It deals with the breakdown of glucose by 10 enzyme catalyzed step to generate pyruvate along with ATP and NADH.

TCA cycle

TCA cycle occur inside mitochondrial matrix.The first product of TCA cycle is citrate and the last product of this cycle is oxaloacetate.TCA cycle helps in the generation of GTP,FADH2,NADH,CO2.

Oxidative phosphorylation

It also occurs in the mitochondria.oxidative phosphorylation deals with the the transport of electrons through various electron carriers thus resulting in the formation of ATP and H2O

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