Question

Glycolysis is common to both aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Give reason.

Answer 1

Glycolysis

• It is a 10 stepped enzymatic process that converts one molecule of glucose into two molecules of pyruvic acid. Glycolysis takes place in the cytoplasm and is a oxygen-independent process.
• Glycolysis is common to both aerobic and anaerobic respiration because glucose is the only source of energy and the process of glycolysis is independent of oxygen. Thus, the absence or presence of oxygen does not play a role in this process which is common to both aerobic and anaerobic respiration.