alleryStart learning →Glycolysis does not use oxygen. What term describes a process of this kind?
AAerobic process
BAnaerobic process
CAmphibolic process
DAutotrophic process
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Anaerobic process
1. Anaerobic names a process that does not use oxygen.
2. Glycolysis runs without oxygen, so glycolysis is anaerobic.
3. Aerobic respiration is the opposite case, where organisms convert energy in the presence of oxygen.
4. Amphibolic describes a pathway that is both catabolic and anabolic, which is a different idea entirely.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 7 "Cellular Respiration", section 7.2 Glycolysis_
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