Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. Cells harvest energy from nutrients by stripping electrons from them. In other words, the nutrients are oxidized.

2. By the end of the Krebs cycle, every carbon originally in glucose is converted into carbon dioxide.

3. The main energy benefit of the Krebs cycle is the mass production of both ATP and the reduced factors NADH and FADH2.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE

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