For Aerobic Glucose Breakdown to Take Place, Two- and Three-Carbon

question 8

Multiple Choice

For aerobic glucose breakdown to take place, two- and three-carbon fragments must enter which cell organelle to be metabolized into carbon dioxide and water?

• A) Nucleus
• B) Mitochondrion
• C) Golgi body
• D) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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Community

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Opportunistic

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