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Multiple Choice
What is the primary product formed when one glucose molecule undergoes glycolysis?
A
Two ATP molecules
B
Two pyruvate molecules
C
One fructose molecule
D
One sucrose molecule
Verified step by step guidance
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Understand that glycolysis is a metabolic pathway that converts glucose into pyruvate, releasing energy in the form of ATP.
Recognize that the process of glycolysis involves a series of ten enzymatic reactions that occur in the cytoplasm of cells.
Identify that the initial substrate for glycolysis is one molecule of glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆).
Follow the pathway where glucose is phosphorylated and eventually split into two three-carbon molecules, which are further processed to form two molecules of pyruvate (C₃H₄O₃).
Note that during glycolysis, a net gain of two ATP molecules and two NADH molecules is also produced, but the primary product of interest is the two pyruvate molecules.