Explain How Molecules Other Than Glucose Can Be Used as Energy

question 13

Multiple Choice

Explain how molecules other than glucose can be used as energy sources.

• A) They can't; cellular respiration is limited to glucose.
• B) They have their own unique metabolic pathways.
• C) They are modified first and then enter the same metabolic pathway as glucose.
• D) Fats, proteins, and other carbohydrates are similar enough to glucose that they utilize the same metabolic pathway without any modifications.

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