What is the other name of glycolysis?
(a) EMP Pathway
(b) TCA Pathway
(c) HMS Pathway
(d) None of the above

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Glycolysis is the first step of both aerobic and anaerobic respiration. This pathway was explained by Gustav Embden, Otto Meyerhof, and J. Parnas, and is therefore called the EMP pathway (Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas pathway).

Glycolysis is the partial oxidation of glucose, where one molecule of glucose is broken down into two molecules of pyruvic acid.
It is the only respiratory process in anaerobic organisms.
Glycolysis takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell.

In plants, glucose for glycolysis comes from:

Sucrose (the end product of photosynthesis) or
Stored carbohydrates.
Sucrose is first broken down into glucose and fructose by the enzyme invertase, and both sugars enter the glycolytic pathway.

In animals, carbohydrates like starch are digested into glucose, which then undergoes glycolysis.

Final Answer: The pathway of glycolysis is called the EMP Pathway.

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