alleryStart learning →Glycolysis breaks each glucose molecule down into what?
ATwo lactate molecules
BFour acetyl CoA units
CTwo pyruvate molecules
DSix carbon dioxides
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Two pyruvate molecules
1. Glycolysis is the first stage of glucose breakdown.
2. It yields two molecules of pyruvate from each glucose.
3. With oxygen present, that pyruvate continues on to the Krebs cycle.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 24 "Metabolism and Nutrition", section 24.2 | Carbohydrate Metabolism_
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