Why Might Adding Inorganic Phosphate to a Reaction Mixture Where

question 30

Multiple Choice

Why might adding inorganic phosphate to a reaction mixture where glycolysis was rapidly proceeding help sustain the metabolic pathway?

• A) It would increase the amount of glucose available for catabolism.
• B)It would increase the oxygen supply available for aerobic respiration because each phosphate group has four oxygen atoms as constituents.
• C)The metabolic intermediates of glycolysis are phosphorylated.
• D)It increases the energy level of the electrons that are transferred to the electron transport chain where ATP is produced.

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