Question
Biology Question on respiration in plants
Glycolysis takes place in
A
Mitochondria
B
Cytoplasm
C
Chloroplast
D
Lysosome
Answer
Cytoplasm
Explanation
Solution
The correct answer is B) Glycolysis takes place in cytoplasm.
Glycolysis is the process of breaking down glucose into pyruvic acid leading to the production of ATP. The entire process ofglycolysistakes place in thecytoplasmof the cell.
- Glycolysis is the common pathway for aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
- It is a ten-step reaction that converts a molecule of glucose into 2 molecules of pyruvic acid.
- The net gain of energy in the whole process is 2 molecules of ATP.
- Glycolysis is also termed an EMP pathway named after scientists Embden, Meyerhoff, and Parnas.