Which Path Could a Carbon Atom Follow If It Began

question 118

Multiple Choice

Which path could a carbon atom follow if it began in an amino acid in a protein in some tuna that was eaten by a cat and eventually ended up in a lipid in the cell membrane of one of the cat's muscle cells?

• A) Amino acid   citric acid cycle   acetyl CoA   fatty acid   triglyceride   cell membrane
• B) Amino acid  acetyl CoA  citric acid cycle   pyruvate oxidation   cell membrane
• C) Amino acid   pyruvate oxidation   gluconeogenesis   glucose   glycerol   triglyceride   cell membrane
• D) Amino acid  electron transport  citric acid cycle   acetyl CoA   lipid   cell membrane
• E) Amino acid  citric acid cycle   acetyl CoA   pyruvate   glycolysis   glycerol  triglyceride   cell membrane

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