Use the Following Information to Answer the Question Below

question 47

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question below.

The citric acid cycle.
Starting with citrate, which of the following combinations of products would result from three acetyl CoA molecules entering the citric acid cycle?

• A) 1 ATP, 2 CO₂, 3 NADH, and 1 FADH₂
• B) 3 ATP, 3 CO₂, 3 NADH, and 3 FADH₂
• C) 3 ATP, 6 CO₂, 9 NADH, and 3 FADH₂
• D) 6 ATP, 6 CO₂, 3 NADH, and 12 FADH₂

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Definitions:

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Somas

The cell bodies of neurons, containing the nucleus and cytoplasm, which are essential for the neuron's function and health.

Terminal Buttons

Terminal buttons are the small nodules at the end of axons that release chemical neurotransmitters, which facilitate the transmission of signals from one neuron to another.

Axons

Long, threadlike parts of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.