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Shirley went for a run. During her run, her body was creating energy so that she could go a longer distance. Which step of cellular respiration converts each of her glucose molecules into pyruvic acid?

citric acid cycle
glycolysis
electron transport chain
phosphorylation

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Answer:

glycolysis

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GLYCOLYSIS is the step of cellular respiration that converts each of her glucose molecules into pyruvic acid.

Glycolysis is also the first step in cellular respiration. This happens inside the cytoplasm. During this process the glucose is broken down into 2 and becomes 2 pyruvic acid.
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