Cellular Respiration

AP Biology· difficulty 3/5

The water produced at the end of the ETC contains oxygen atoms originating from

  • A

    Glucose oxygens

  • B

    Atmospheric O₂

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  • C

    Pyruvate carbons

  • D

    Carbon dioxide

Explanation

O₂ is reduced to H₂O at Complex IV, so the H₂O oxygens come from inhaled air, not from glucose.

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