Question 25 of 33beginner🧠 RememberMCQ1 mark
The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy takes place in
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Option (B) is correct because the provided text explicitly states that the 'Break-down of pyruvate using oxygen takes place in the mitochondria.' The context clarifies that while the initial breakdown of glucose into pyruvate occurs in the cytoplasm, the subsequent breakdown of pyruvate into carbon dioxide and water (aerobic respiration) specifically occurs in the mitochondria.