Imagine That You Are Studying Two Basic Cellular Reactions: Cellular

question 7

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are studying two basic cellular reactions: cellular respiration and photosynthesis. You have no other means to determine which one is going on but to isolate and identify two of the electron carriers involved: NAD⁺ and NADP⁺. How would these two carriers help you distinguish which cellular reaction is going on?

• A) Photosynthesis uses only NADP⁺.
• B) Photosynthesis uses only NAD⁺.
• C) Cellular respiration can use either NADP+ or NAD+.
• D) Cellular respiration uses only NADP+.

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