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Which one of the following processes takes place in the cytoplasm?

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Glycolysis, the breakdown of glucose into pyruvate, occurs in the cytoplasm of all cells and is the first step common to both aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Conversion of pyruvate to carbon dioxide and water happens in mitochondria, and the lactic acid and ethanol routes are later anaerobic steps that follow glycolysis.

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