Proteins can be broken down for energy. They are typically broken down into amino acids, which then enter cellular respiration via:

A. glycolysis or ethanol fermentation.
B. lactic acid fermentation or the citric acid
cycle.
C. glycolysis or the citric acid cycle.
D. electron transport/oxidative
phosphorylation.


C

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