Question

Distinguish between glycolysis and citric acid cycle.

Answer 1

Both methods that are glycolysis and citric acid cycle are involved in respiration with the aim of fulfilling the energy requirement of the body. Glycolysis is the initiative that is involved within the process of respiration and takes place within the cytoplasm of the cell. The citric acid cycle is the second process of respiration which takes place within the mitochondria of the cell.

Complete answer:
Glycolysis is defined as the set of reactions, for the conversion of glucose (or glycogen) into pyruvate lactate and thus synthesising ATP. On the other hand, the Citric acid cycle carries the oxidation of acetyl CoA into $CO_2$ and $H_2O$.

Now let us see difference between given options:

Glycolysis	Citric Acid cycle
It is a kind of linear pathway.	It is a kind of cyclic pathway.
It takes place in cytoplasm.	It takes place in mitochondria.
It occurs both in aerobic and anaerobic respiration.	It occurs during the time of aerobic respiration.
In this process no carbon dioxide is released.	In this process carbon dioxide is released.
It is also termed an EMP pathway.	It is also termed as Kreb's cycle or TCA cycle.
It is not linked with oxidative photophosphorylation.	It is linked with oxidative photophosphorylation.

Note: Both glycolysis and the Krebs cycle are defined as enzyme-mediated and are under constant regulation based on the energy requirement of the cell/organism. The rates of these processes are influenced under various conditions such as the well-fed state, fasting state, exercised state, and starvation state.