AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
Glycolysis (the first step of glucose breakdown) takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell.
Examiners expect the single word "cytoplasm." Glycolysis occurs outside the mitochondria, in the cell's cytoplasm, and does not require oxygen. This is a standard 1-mark fact from the respiration topic (Chapter 5 — Life Processes).