EMBRYOLOGY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Question
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What is the molecule called that mitochondria produce when they respire glucose?
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ATP
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ADP
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DNA
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80p
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Glycolysis. Six-carbon glucose is converted into two pyruvates (three carbons each). ATP and NADH are made.
Detailed explanation-2: -Finally, NADH is used by the respiratory chain complexes to generate a proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane, necessary for the production of large amounts of ATP by mitochondrial ATP synthase.
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