Refer to the Table Below

question 182

Multiple Choice

Refer to the table below. The table summarizes the products (in moles) of the complete oxidation of 1 mole of glucose and the complete oxidation of 1 mole of lauric acid, a fatty acid.Use this information to determine how energy production will compare when an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide is produced from oxidation events involving these two molecules.

• A) The energy production will be equal for equal quantities of CO₂ production by these two molecules.
• B) The energy production by lauric acid oxidation will be greater by 10 ATP when the two molecules are fully oxidized to produce equal quantities of CO₂.
• C) The energy production by glucose oxidation will be greater by 10 ATP when the two molecules are fully oxidized to produce equal quantities of CO₂.
• D) The energy production by lauric acid oxidation will be greater by 14 ATP when the two molecules are fully oxidized to produce equal quantities of CO₂.
• E) The energy production by glucose oxidation will be greater by 14 ATP when the two molecules are fully oxidized to produce equal quantities of CO₂.

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