Which of the following statements regarding food is false?

A) Food provides the raw materials for biosynthetic pathways that make molecules for cellular repair and growth.
B) Food provides the raw materials for biosynthetic pathways that can produce molecules that are not actually present in the original food.
C) Food provides the raw materials for biosynthetic pathways that can produce sugar by a process that is the exact opposite of glycolysis.
D) Food provides the raw materials for biosynthetic pathways that consume ATP.


Answer: C

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