Question
Glycolysis can do which of the following?
Create new glucose molecules
Occur in the absence of oxygen
Occur in the mitochondria
Occur in the ribosome
Create new glucose molecules
Occur in the absence of oxygen
Occur in the mitochondria
Occur in the ribosome
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Glycolysis can do the following:
- **Occur in the absence of oxygen:** Glycolysis is an anaerobic process, meaning it can occur without oxygen.
The other options are not correct for glycolysis:
- **Create new glucose molecules:** Glycolysis breaks down glucose into pyruvate, rather than creating new glucose.
- **Occur in the mitochondria:** Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell, not in the mitochondria.
- **Occur in the ribosome:** Glycolysis does not occur in the ribosome. Ribosomes are involved in protein synthesis, not in metabolic pathways like glycolysis.
So the correct answer is: **Occur in the absence of oxygen.**
- **Occur in the absence of oxygen:** Glycolysis is an anaerobic process, meaning it can occur without oxygen.
The other options are not correct for glycolysis:
- **Create new glucose molecules:** Glycolysis breaks down glucose into pyruvate, rather than creating new glucose.
- **Occur in the mitochondria:** Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell, not in the mitochondria.
- **Occur in the ribosome:** Glycolysis does not occur in the ribosome. Ribosomes are involved in protein synthesis, not in metabolic pathways like glycolysis.
So the correct answer is: **Occur in the absence of oxygen.**