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.
Glucose is a high potential energy molecule. Carbon dioxide on the other hand is a very stable, low poten-. tial energy molecule. When a glucose molecule is converted to carbon dioxide and water during cellular. respiration, energy is released and stored in high potential energy ATP molecules. The three phases of. cellular respiration that oxidize the glucose molecule to carbon dioxide are glycolysis, the Link reaction. and the Krebs cycle.