The Energy Required to Drive the Synthesis of the Majority

question 166

Multiple Choice

The energy required to drive the synthesis of the majority of the ATP generated during aerobic respiration comes most directly from:

• A)the movement of electrons through an electron transport chain.
• B)removal of a phosphate group from another molecule.
• C)the flow of protons through an ATP synthase complex.
• D)sunlight.
• E)the conversion of glucose into two molecules of pyruvate.

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