Use the Following to Answer the Questions Below

question 51

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer the questions below:
For each of the citric acid cycle reactions, select the type of molecules involved (in terms of number of carbon atoms present) using the response list. Responses may be used more than once or need not be used at all.
-Malate  oxaloacetate

• A)C₆  C₆
• B)C₆  C₅
• C)C₅  C₄
• D)C₄  C₄

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