In aerobic respiration complete oxidation of pyruvate by the stepwise removal of all the hydrogen atom makes …….. molecule of
a)	2	b)	3	c)	4	d)	5

(b)

The aerobic respiration takes place within the mitochondria, the final product of glycolysis pyruvate is transported from the cytoplasm into the mitochondria. The major events in aerobic respiration are

The complete oxidation of pyruvate by the stepwise removal of all the hydrogen atoms, leaving 3 molecules of .

The passing on of the electrons removed as part of the hydrogen atoms to molecular  with simultaneous synthesis of ATP