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.
Synopsis of Cellular Respiration. In Cellular Respiration, energy in organic compounds, including glucose, is harnessed. In stage one of Cellular Respiration, glucose is broken down in the cytoplasm through glycolysis, and converted to pyruvate, which produces a small amount of ATP and NADH.