Inside cell, breakdown of pyruvate into carbon dioxide and water occurs in:

Cytoplasm

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Ribosomes

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Mitochondria

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Nucleus

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Solution

The correct option is C
Mitochondria

Breakdown of pyruvate into carbon dioxide and water requires oxygen and takes place in mitochondria.

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The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy take place in:

(a) Cytoplasm
(b) Mitochondria
(c) Chloroplast
(d) Nucleus

Question 12
The correct sequence of anaerobic reactions in yeast is

(a) $G l u c o s e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to P y r u v a t e m i t o c h o n d r i a - ------- \to E t h a n o l + C a r b o n d i o x i d e$
(b) $G l u c o s e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to P y r u v a t e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to L a c t i c a c i d$
(c) $G l u c o s e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to P y r u v a t e m i t o c h o n d r i a - ------- \to L a c t i c a c i d$
(d) $G l u c o s e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to P y r u v a t e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to E t h a n o l + C a r b o n d i o x i d e$

Q. The correct sequence of anaerobic reactions in yeast is

(a)

G l u c o s e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to P y r u v a t e m i t o c h o n d r i a - ------- \to E t h a n o l + C a r b o n d i o x i d e

(b)

G l u c o s e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to P y r u v a t e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to L a c t i c a c i d

(c)

G l u c o s e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to P y r u v a t e m i t o c h o n d r i a - ------- \to L a c t i c a c i d

(d)

G l u c o s e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to P y r u v a t e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to E t h a n o l + C a r b o n d i o x i d e

Question 12
The correct sequence of anaerobic reactions in yeast is

(a) $G l u c o s e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to P y r u v a t e m i t o c h o n d r i a - ------- \to E t h a n o l + C a r b o n d i o x i d e$
(b) $G l u c o s e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to P y r u v a t e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to L a c t i c a c i d$
(c) $G l u c o s e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to P y r u v a t e m i t o c h o n d r i a - ------- \to L a c t i c a c i d$
(d) $G l u c o s e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to P y r u v a t e c y t o p l a s m - ----- \to E t h a n o l + C a r b o n d i o x i d e$

Statement 1: Glucose breaks down into a 3-carbon compound in the cytoplasm of the cell.

Statement 2: A pyruvate molecule breaks down into 3-molecules of carbon dioxide in mitochondria of the cell.

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Inside cell, breakdown of pyruvate into carbon dioxide and water occurs in:

The correct option is C Mitochondria Breakdown of pyruvate into carbon dioxide and water requires oxygen and takes place in mitochondria.

The correct option is C
Mitochondria

Breakdown of pyruvate into carbon dioxide and water requires oxygen and takes place in mitochondria.