Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding Metabolic Pathways

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true regarding metabolic pathways?

• A) catabolic pathways are generally reductive while anabolic pathways are generally oxidative
• B) catabolic pathways use a wide variety of substrates to produce a small number of waste products.
• C) an amphibolic pathway is extremely wasteful because it simultaneously operates as both an anabolic pathway and a catabolic pathway.
• D) NAD⁺ is used as a reducing agent in catabolic pathways while NADPH is used as an oxidizing agent in anabolic pathways
• E) none of the above

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