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The breakdown of glucose to pyruvate happens in the:
ACytokinin
BCytoplasm
CCytoskeleton
DCytochrome
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Cytoplasm
1. It is the first step of respiration.
2. It happens before oxygen is involved.
3. It happens in the cytoplasm.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Science, Ch 6 'Life Processes'_
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