Multiple Choice
In eukaryotic cells, where does glycolysis primarily occur?
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Review 2: Biosignaling, Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, & PP-Pathway
Glycolysis 1
Multiple Choice
Where does glycolysis primarily take place in a eukaryotic cell?
A
Mitochondrial matrix
B
Inner mitochondrial membrane
C
Cytosol
D
Nucleus
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand that glycolysis is the metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose into pyruvate, producing ATP and NADH in the process.
Recall 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: mitochondrial matrix, inner mitochondrial membrane, cytosol, and nucleus.
Know that the mitochondrial matrix and inner mitochondrial membrane are involved in later stages of cellular respiration (like the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain), not glycolysis.
Recognize that glycolysis takes place in the cytosol, the fluid portion of the cytoplasm outside the organelles, where the necessary enzymes and substrates are present.
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