Meaning & History. Derived from the name of the Jordan river in Israel, which is derived from yarad meaning descend or flow down.eaning & History. Derived from the name of the Jordan river in Israel, which is derived from yarad meaning descend or flow down.
First, the glucose is broken down. Scientists refer to this step as glycolysis. Then, the second process, aerobic respiration breaks the remains of the glucose down further. During aerobic respiration, oxygen is reduced, donating an electron to hydrogen to form water. The entire process of cellular respiration oxidizes glucose.
Glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation and the citric acid cycle oxidize glucose to CO 2 and conserve electrons on NADH! â¢ Recall that the purpose of cellular respiration is to make ATP. â¢ Notice that during glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation and citric acid cycle a small amount of ATP is made, but most of the free energy is stored as electrons on NADH. â¢ Additionally, oxygen has not yet played a role in the oxidation of glucose.