Q

In which cell organelle does the first step of cellular respiration, forming a three-carbon molecule called pyruvate, take place?

RRB Group-D 27/09/2022 (Shift-I) 2022
✓ Answer: C Cytoplasm
Glycolysis occurs in the cytosol of the cytoplasm and breaks one glucose molecule into two pyruvate molecules. The source loosely calls the cytoplasm an organelle.