In the citric acid cycle, some intermediates are used in other metabolic reactions. Which of the following adaptations would need to be made by a cell in response to this?
A. Some oxaloacetate would need to be produced through an alternative pathway to combine with acetyl CoA.
B. Some citrate would need to be produced through an alternative pathway to combine with acetyl CoA.
C. Cells would have to use energy sources other than glucose for metabolism.
D. The citric acid cycle would eventually shut down when it ran out of intermediates and the cell would switch to glycolysis.
A. Some oxaloacetate would need to be produced through an alternative pathway to combine with acetyl CoA.
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