Why Is It Necessary for ATP to Be Used in the Energy-Investment

question 39

Multiple Choice

Why is it necessary for ATP to be used in the energy-investment phase of glycolysis?

• A) Adding the phosphate activates the glucose, making it easier to break it apart.
• B) Adding the phosphate to the glucose makes it more stable and less likely to break apart.
• C) There is no purpose to adding the phosphate to the glucose; it just happens that way.
• D) The addition of the phosphate is necessary to produce NADH.
• E) The energy that is released when ATP becomes ADP is harnessed and used to pump hydrogen ions across the mitochondrial membrane.