Carbohydrate metabolism involves the breakdown of glucose to generate energy through various pathways depending on the organism and environmental conditions. There are two main types of respiration: anaerobic respiration which includes glycolysis and fermentation, and aerobic respiration which includes oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation. Gluconeogenesis is the process of generating new glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors and occurs in the liver and kidneys. Glycogen is an energy storage molecule that is broken down to glucose through glycogenolysis or synthesized from glucose through glycogenesis, and its metabolism is regulated by insulin, glucagon, and epinephrine to maintain blood glucose levels.