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Glycolysis is found in cytoplasm of virtually all type of aerobic/anaerobic cells. In the process, glucose is converted into a compound which is

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PEP

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Pyruvic acid

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Acetyl CoA

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Citric acid

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Solution

The correct option is B Pyruvic acid
Glycolysis process takes place in cytoplasm of cell. It is the metabolic pathway the converts glucose to pyruvate. The free energy released in this process are used to form the high-energy compounds ATP and $N A D H_{2}$ .

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Q. Assertion :Glycolysis occurs in cytoplasm Reason: Enzymes for glycolysis are found in cytoplasm, it is common in aerobic/anaerobic respiration

Q. Assertion: Glycolysis is the only process in aerobic respiration.
Reason: It is partial oxidation of glucose that occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell of all living organisms.

Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
i. Glycolysis is observed in aerobic organisms only.
ii. Sucrose is converted to two glucose molecules with the help of invertase enzyme.
iii. Glycolysis results in complete oxidation of glucose into pyruvic acid.

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(ii) In aerobic respiration, glycolysis cannot occur without the presence of oxygen.
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C O_{2}, H_{2} O

and energy, occurs in mitochondria.

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