In Substrate-Level Phosphorylation, the Phosphate Used to Make ATP from ADP

question 9

Multiple Choice

In substrate-level phosphorylation, the phosphate used to make ATP from ADP comes from

• A) Inorganic phosphate in the cytoplasm
• B) Inorganic phosphate in the matrix of the m itochondria
• C) Phosphate in the DNA backbone
• D) A phosphorylated metabolic intermediate
• E) ADP

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