Answer:
The citric acid cycle is fundamental to produce the energy needed for aerobic cell metabolism, thereby mutations in the enzymes involved in this metabolic pathway would be lethal to the individual
Explanation:
In aerobic organisms, the citric acid cycle (also known as the Krebs cycle), is a key metabolic pathway used to remove electrons and uses them in the electron transport chain in order to generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency of the cell. The citric acid cycle depends on eight enzymes that oxidize acetyl-CoA into two molecules each of carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O). Thus, the citric acid cycle is a series of chemical reactions that are key to breakdown carbohydrates, fats and proteins into CO2 and H2O in order to produce energy (ATP).
Answer:
The answer is B.
Explanation:
A is incorrect because B is correct (plants are autotrophs).
C is incorrect because the first stage of cellular respiration is glycolysis, and the second is the Krebs cycle, neither of which require oxygen.
D is incorrect because cells take in oxygen to perform cellular respiration. Carbon dioxide is the product.
Answer:
Cells
Explanation:
Cells are the smallest living unit, but atoms are the smallest unit of the above choices... Cells are made of atoms... But you asked about the Smallest unit of life so I don't know if you are asking about the smallest unit ever or the smallest unit in the living things
