Question

the metabolic breakdown of glucose to pyruvate is known as ______. select one o a. hydrolysis o b. synthesis o c. glycolysis o d. activation o e. energy release

Explanation:

The question is about the metabolic breakdown of glucose to pyruvate. Glycolysis is the process where glucose is broken down into pyruvate, occurring in the cytoplasm and being the first step of cellular respiration. Hydrolysis involves breaking bonds with water (not glucose to pyruvate), synthesis is building (opposite of breakdown), activation is preparing a molecule (not the breakdown process), and energy release is a result, not the process name. So the correct process is glycolysis.

Answer:

C. Glycolysis