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What is Glycolysis ?

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It is the breakdown of glucose molecule into two molecules of 3 carbon compound called pyruvic acid or pyruvate releasing energy .
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  2. What does aerobic respiration occur in eukaryotic cells ?

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  4. What is the fate of pyruvate in the absence of oxygen in plants ?

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  6. In aerobic respiration pyruvate is converted into ?

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