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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 8SQ
Which of the following statements is not correct?
- a.
Metabolic pathways build or break down the organic molecules of life. - b. All metabolic pathways generate heat
- c. Electron transfer chains are important sites of energy exchange in many metabolic pathways.
- d. All metabolic pathways require ATP.
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