Question

step 1 c - c - c - c - c - c
step 2 c - c - c c - c - c
what is the name of the process that transforms the molecule in step 1 above to the molecules in step 2?
hydrolysis aerobic respiration glycolysis

Explanation:

1. Analyze the process: Step 1 shows a 6 - carbon chain (like a disaccharide or polysaccharide unit), and Step 2 shows two 3 - carbon chains. Hydrolysis is the process where a molecule is broken down by the addition of water, splitting a larger molecule into smaller ones.
2. Evaluate other options: Aerobic respiration is a process that breaks down glucose to release energy (involves multiple steps, not just splitting a chain into smaller carbon - chain units). Glycolysis is the breakdown of glucose (a 6 - carbon sugar) into two pyruvates (3 - carbon molecules), but in the context of the given diagram (showing just the carbon - chain splitting without the energy - related aspects of glycolysis and more focused on the molecular breakdown by water - mediated splitting), hydrolysis is more appropriate for the shown molecular transformation (splitting a larger carbon - based molecule into smaller ones).

Answer:

Hydrolysis