Of the Three Chemical Processes in Glucose Catabolism,only Glycolysis Requires

Question

Of the three chemical processes in glucose catabolism,only glycolysis requires oxygen.

Accepted Answer

None of the three chemical processes in glucose catabolism, including glycolysis, require oxygen. Only in the presence of oxygen, the end product of glycolysis i.e., pyruvate, is further processed in the Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation to produce ATP.