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Glycolysis, or the breakdown of glucose, is a process used by almost all organisms as a way to release energy stored within glucose molecules. This energy can then be stored in cells as ATP, which powers cell processes when needed. What does this show, in terms of the evolutionary history of cells using glycolysis?

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It was one of the earliest metabolic pathways.

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The evolutionary history of cells using glycolysis shows that It was one of the earliest metabolic pathways which is used by nearly all of the organisms on earth for the production of energy for the survival, growth and development. The first organisms used this pathway for the generation of energy and with the passage of time, new pathways are also formed as the organism evolved so we can conclude that glycolysis is the first pathway used by the earliest organisms.

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