Acetyl-CoA synthesis is an important step in cellular respiration because:

A. it generates ATP by substrate level
phosphorylation.
B. it transfers large numbers of high-energy
electrons to electron carriers.
C. it links glycolysis with aerobic respiration.
D. it eliminates toxic pyruvate from the cell.
E. it is the first step in oxidative
phosphorylation.


C

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