The citric acid cycle (including the transition step or pyru…

The citric acid cycle (including the transition step or pyruvate oxidation) is essential for cellular respiration, processing pyruvate to produce energy intermediates. By the end of the cycle: Explain the fate of the carbons that entered the cycle as part of pyruvate. Identify which molecules now carry the stored energy originally present pyruvate. Describe how electrons are captured during the cycle and where they are sent after the cycle concludes.