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Glycolysis

• All living cells must have a continuous supply of energy to carry out their activities. This energy comes from nutrients such as glucose.

• All cells also need some way to release this energy, which is stored in the chemical bonds of the nutrient compounds.

• Metabolism is the body’s way of transforming matter and energy through chemical reactions.

• Glycolysis is the first step in the metabolic pathway by which glucose is broken down and energy is released. It is one of the most universal metabolic pathways known.