A Student Athlete Is Deciding Whether to Work Out for an Extra

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Multiple Choice

A student athlete is deciding whether to work out for an extra hour. Her marginal benefit from another hour of exercise

• A) is the benefit she gets from all the hours she's worked out all week.
• B) is the benefit she receives from exercising the additional hour.
• C) is less than the marginal cost of the additional hour.
• D) depends on the cost of the workout.

Understand the conversion process of pyruvate to acetyl CoA, including the role of hydrogen atoms and NAD+.

Recognize the consumption of ATP in the glycolytic pathway and identify reactions as endergonic.

Describe the energy-investing phase of glycolysis and the role of ATP molecules.

Identify the metabolic pathways involved in the oxidation of acetyl CoA and their significance.

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