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multiple - choice question where does glycolysis occur? in the nucleus in the cytoplasm in the mitochondria in the chloroplasts
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Glycolysis is the first - stage of cellular respiration and occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell. It breaks down glucose into pyruvate. The nucleus is the control center of the cell and not the site of glycolysis. Mitochondria are involved in later stages of cellular respiration like the Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation.
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in the cytoplasm