Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (6th Edition) (Belk, Border & Maier, The Biology: Science for Life Series, 5th Edition)

6th Edition

ISBN: 9780134555430

Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 4, Problem 2AAATB

If you could follow one carbon atom present in a carbohydrate you ingested and burned for energy, where would that carbon atom end up?

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Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (6th Edition) (Belk, Border & Maier, The Biology: Science for Life Series, 5th Edition)

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