What do hydrolysis and glycolysis have in common?
A.In both reactions, one molecule is being split into two.
B.In both reactions, water is needed
C.In both reactions, oxygen is needed.
D.In both reactions, two molecules are combining to form one.
You'll notice that both words end with the suffix -lysis. This means loosening or splitting. And the biology behind it makes sense: Hydrolysis is when you add a water molecule to break a large molecule apart and glycolysis is when glucose is being broken down into two pyruvic acids.
