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.
The four stages of glucose catabolism Glycolysis During glycolysis, glucose molecules (six-carbon molecules) are split into two pyruvates (three-carbon molecules) during a sequence of enzyme-controlled reactions. This occurs in both aerobic and anaerobic respiration.