Glycolysis breaks glucose into (1 point)

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two smaller molecules.
two smaller molecules.

five smaller molecules.
five smaller molecules.

three smaller molecules.
three 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 containing three carbon atoms).