During which stage of cellular respiration is glucose broken down into two molecules of pyruvic acid?

Glycolysis is the first stage of cellular respiration. It splits one glucose molecule into two molecules of pyruvic acid (also called pyruvate), so the correct choice is glycolysis. The Krebs cycle and electron transport chain occur later, while acetyl CoA formation converts pyruvate before the Krebs cycle.

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