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.