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What would happen if glycolysis stopped happening in a cell?

A. lactic acid would build up in the cell
B. the curbs cycle could but function
C. ATP molecules would be produced
D. anaerobic respiration would begin

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Answer: B. The Krebs cycle could not function

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Answer:

Glycolysis must occur before ATP is produced, regardless of whether it is fermentation or the citric acid cycle that follows. Because hexokinase is involved in this preliminary step, if its activity were stopped, the cell could not continue to produce ATP by either pathway.

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