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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The conversion of glucose to two 3-carbon compounds is the result of what process?
A
the citric acid cycle
B
glycolysis
C
the electron transport chain
D
oxidative phosphorylation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Glycolysis is a cytoplasmic pathway which breaks down glucose into two three-carbon compounds and generates energy. Glucose is trapped by phosphorylation, with the help of the enzyme hexokinase. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is used in this reaction and the product, glucose-6-P, inhibits hexokinase.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is glycolysis? Glycolysis is a series of reactions that extract energy from glucose by splitting it into two three-carbon molecules called pyruvates.

Detailed explanation-3: -So, the correct answer is Pyruvate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Overview of the Calvin cycle In the Calvin cycle, carbon atoms from CO2start text, C, O, end text, start subscript, 2, end subscript are fixed (incorporated into organic molecules) and used to build three-carbon sugars. This process is fueled by, and dependent on, ATP and NADPH from the light reactions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Glycolysis begins with the six carbon ring-shaped structure of a single glucose molecule and ends with two molecules of a three-carbon sugar called pyruvate.

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