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Answer:

Breakdown of glucose into pyruvate, a 3 carbon molecule takes place in the cytoplasm. The pyruvate is converted to CO2, H2O and energy in the mitochondria of the cell

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the cytoplasm
glycolysis takes place in the cytoplasm, whereas the remainder of cellular respiration occurs in the mitochondria