How are carbohydrates used for respiration?

How are carbohydrates used for respiration?
  1. By being converted into glucose
  2. By being used directly as a substrate
  3. By being degraded into acetyl CoA
  4. By being degraded into glycerol

Solution

All carbohydrates are first converted into glucose before they are used for respiration.

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