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Biology Question on respiration in plants

Breaking of glycogen into glucose is called

A

glycolysis

B

glycogenolysis

C

gluconeogenolysis

D

gluconeogenesis

Answer

glycogenolysis

Explanation

Solution

Glycogenolysis is the breakdown of glycogen into its glucose subunits. The hormone adrenaline and glucagon induces glycogenolysis in the liver via a cascade of intracellular secondary messengers. Glycolysis is the sequence of enzyme catalysed