Why is glycolysis thought to be the oldest metabolic pathway?

Related questions

1. Does glycolysis take place in the liver?
2. What is the overall purpose of glycolysis?
3. What happens to pyruvate in anaerobic respiration?
4. What is accomplished in glycolysis?
5. Why is phosphorylation important in glycolysis?
6. Is glycolysis faster than oxidative phosphorylation?
7. What type of chemical reaction is glycolysis?
8. What happens to glucose during glycolysis?
9. What are the enzymes involved in glycolysis?
10. What is the end product of glycolysis?

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