Multiple Choice
In glycolysis (conversion of 1 glucose to 2 pyruvate), how many molecules of FADH2 are produced?
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Review 2: Biosignaling, Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, & PP-Pathway
Glycolysis 1
Multiple Choice
Where in a eukaryotic cell does glycolysis take place?
A
Inner mitochondrial membrane
B
Cytosol (cytoplasm)
C
Mitochondrial matrix
D
Nucleus
Verified step by step guidance1
Recall that glycolysis is the metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose into pyruvate, producing ATP and NADH in the process.
Understand that glycolysis occurs in the part of the cell where enzymes for this pathway are located and where glucose can be readily accessed.
Identify the cellular compartments listed: inner mitochondrial membrane, mitochondrial matrix, nucleus, and cytosol (cytoplasm).
Know that the inner mitochondrial membrane and mitochondrial matrix are involved in later stages of cellular respiration, such as the electron transport chain and the Krebs cycle, not glycolysis.
Recognize that glycolysis takes place in the cytosol (cytoplasm) of eukaryotic cells, where the necessary enzymes and substrates are present.
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