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Q123 (IAS/1998) Science & Technology › Basic Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) › Human anatomy physiology Answer Verified

The complete conversion of glucose In the presence of oxygen into carbon dioxide and water with release of energy is called

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The process described — complete oxidation of glucose in the presence of oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water with release of energy — is aerobic respiration. Textual evidence states that some organisms "use oxygen to break-down glucose completely into carbon dioxide and water," and that the oxygen-dependent breakdown of pyruvate occurs in mitochondria, indicating full oxidation under aerobic conditions [1]. The standard word equation for this process is given explicitly as Glucose + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy, which matches the description in the question [2]. Thus the correct choice naming this complete, oxygen-requiring conversion is aerobic respiration.

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  1. [1] Science , class X (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: Life Processes > Activity 5.5 > p. 87
  2. [2] Science-Class VII . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 10: Life Processes in Plants > 10.4 Do Plants Respire? > p. 149
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