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Glycolysis breaks glucose into (1 point)
Responses

three smaller molecules.
three smaller molecules.

five smaller molecules.
five smaller molecules.

two smaller molecules.
two smaller molecules.

four smaller molecules.
four smaller molecules.

Answer 1

Glycolysis breaks glucose into **two smaller molecules**. Specifically, it converts one molecule of glucose (which has six carbon atoms) into two molecules of pyruvate (each with three carbon atoms). Therefore, the correct response is:

**two smaller molecules.**