CELL RESPIRATION
GLYCOLYSIS
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Question
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Glycolysis produces ____ which has ____ carbon atoms
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glucose, 6
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pyruvate, 2
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acetyl CoA, 3
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pyruvate, 3
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The 3-carbon pyruvate molecule made in glycolysis loses a carbon to produce a new, 2-carbon molecule called acetyl CoA.
Detailed explanation-2: -The breakdown of glucose, a six-carbon molecule, into a three-carbon molecule called pyruvate takes place in the cytoplasm.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pyruvate-three carbons-is converted to acetyl CoA, a two-carbon molecule attached to coenzyme A. A molecule of coenzyme A is a necessary reactant for this reaction, which releases a molecule of carbon dioxide and reduces a NAD+ to NADH.
Detailed explanation-4: -The three-carbon molecule that is the final product of glycolysis is pyruvate.
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