Glycolysis Pathway Breakdown

What does the term 'glycolysis' mean?

• Conversion of pyruvate

• Synthesis of ATP

• Breakdown of glucose

• Formation of glucose

Where does glycolysis take place in the cell?

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Mitochondria

• Cytosol

• Nucleus

Which enzyme catalyzes the conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate?

• Hexokinase

• Phosphofructokinase

• Aldolase

• Isomerase

What is the product of the reaction catalyzed by phosphofructokinase?

• Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate

• Glucose-6-phosphate

• Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate

• Pyruvate

Which enzyme is responsible for splitting fructose-1,6-bisphosphate into two three-carbon compounds?

• Aldolase

• Phosphofructokinase

• Isomerase

• Hexokinase

In the second phase of glycolysis, which enzyme converts glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate to 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate?

• Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase

• Phosphoglycerate kinase

• Enolase

• Pyruvate kinase

Which molecule is reduced to NADH during glycolysis?

• FAD

• NAD+

• ATP

• ADP

What is the final product of glycolysis?

• Lactate

• Pyruvate

• Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate

• Glucose

How many net ATP molecules are produced per glucose molecule during glycolysis?

• 6

• 2

• 8

• 4

How many NADH molecules are produced per glucose molecule during glycolysis?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1