Question

When a cell uses fatty acids for aerobic respiration, it first hydrolyzes fats to Group of answer choices glycerol and fatty acids. glycerol and amino acids. fatty acids and sugars. sugars and glycerol.

Answer 1

Answer:

glycerol and fatty acids.

Explanation:

Fats as biological molecules can be used as energy sources by the cell when there is low or no carbohydrate (glucose) for use.

Fats, mainly triglycerides enter metabolic pathway in an aerobic condition where they undergo catabolism to produce glycerol and fatty acids, their monomeric units. This process leads to the synthesis of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate). In other words, fats are hydrolyzed to glycerol and fatty acids