AP BIOLOGY

CELL RESPIRATION

GLYCOLYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the two molecules that glucose makes?
A
ADP
B
Pyruvate
C
Oxygen
D
ATP
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During glycolysis, glucose ultimately breaks down into pyruvate and energy; a total of 2 ATP is derived in the process (Glucose + 2 NAD+ + 2 ADP + 2 Pi–> 2 Pyruvate + 2 NADH + 2 H+ + 2 ATP + 2 H2O).

Detailed explanation-2: -Two molecules of pyruvate are converted into two molecules of acetyl CoAstart text, C, o, A, end text. Two carbons are released as carbon dioxide-out of the six originally present in glucose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Glycolysis is a linear metabolic pathway of enzyme-catalyzed reactions that converts glucose into two molecules of pyruvate in the presence of oxygen or two molecules of lactate in the absence of oxygen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Glycolysis is the process by which glucose is broken down within the cytoplasm of a cell to form pyruvate.

Detailed explanation-5: -When 2 glucose molecules link up, this sugar is known as maltose. It is a disaccharide (2 sugars). When many glucose molecules link together in a long chain, molecules called polysaccharides (many sugars) are formed. The link formed between each molecule is known as a glycosidic bond.

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