Each of the Following Statements About the Citric Acid Cycle

question 15

Multiple Choice

Each of the following statements about the citric acid cycle is true except

• A)Oxidation by transfer of electrons to coenzymes occurs at two steps.
• B)Decarboxylation to release CO₂ occurs at two steps.
• C)Substrate-level phosphorylation generates ATP/GTP at one step.
• D)Acetate enters the citric acid cycle and joins a four-carbon acceptor molecule to form citrate.
• E)The cycle involves the ordered activity of eight enzymes.

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