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During which stage of cellular respiration is glucose broken down into two molecules of pyruvic acid?

a.)electron transport chain b.)glycolysis
c.)Krebs cycle
d.)acetyl CoA formation

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I took the test it's B

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During glycolysis, glucose is metabolised into pyruvate, which is a three carbon compound. The process takes place inside cytosol. Molecular oxygen is not involved in the same, and a little energy is produced in the form of ATP molecules. Pyruvate is then oxidised to oxygen and carbon dioxide, with further production of ATP molecules.
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