alleryThe breakdown of glucose into pyruvic acid in the cytoplasm is called
AKrebs or TCA cycle steps
BElectron transport chain
COxidative phosphorylation
DGlycolysis or EMP pathway
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Glycolysis or EMP pathway
Glycolysis (Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway) is the cytoplasmic 10-step partial oxidation of glucose into 2 pyruvate.
It occurs in all living cells and is the only respiratory pathway in anaerobes.
Keep practising Respiration in Plants
Browse all Respiration in Plants questions for AP Intermediate 1st Year, or explore more Biology topics.
Related questions
Reactions catalysed by pyruvic dehydrogenase require coenzyme A and:In fermentation, what proportion of the energy in glucose is released?In exercising muscle with inadequate oxygen, pyruvic acid is reduced to:Which two enzymes catalyse alcoholic fermentation?In fermentation by yeast, pyruvic acid is converted to carbon dioxide and:In anaerobic organisms, glycolysis is described as:Krebs cycle achieves the complete oxidation of glucose and is also called:The term glycolysis comes from Greek words for splitting and: