alleryThe breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid is called:
AGlycosides
BGlycolysis
CGlycogenes
DGlycerides
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Glycolysis
1. This is the first stage of respiration.
2. Its name means splitting of sugar.
3. This breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid is called glycolysis.
4. So the answer is glycolysis.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 12 'Respiration in Plants'_
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