Which situation would indicate glycolysis is not taking place properly in a cell?
Ethyl alcohol is being produced in small quantities.
Glucose molecules are not being broken down at all.
Lactic acid is causing muscle aches in the cells of a human.
A large quantity of pyruvate is building up in the cytoplasm.
Only two molecules of ATP are being generated in a cell for each molecule of glucose.

Question

Which situation would indicate glycolysis is not taking place properly in a cell?
Ethyl alcohol is being produced in small quantities.
Glucose molecules are not being broken down at all.
Lactic acid is causing muscle aches in the cells of a human.
A large quantity of pyruvate is building up in the cytoplasm.
Only two molecules of ATP are being generated in a cell for each molecule of glucose.

anonymous · Answer

Think about what the substrates (starting materials) and end products are for glycolysis then you should be able to find out the answer.