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A student claims that the mitochondria of the cell uses more glucose than fatty acids to convert to ATP (cell energy).

What evidence would the student need to support this claim?

Question 2 options:

Measure how much glucose is taken in by a cell as compared to the amount of a fatty acid taken in by a cell.

Measure the amount of ATP produced by a mitochondria for glucose and compare it to the amount of ATP produced by a mitochondria for a fatty acid.

Measure how much ATP comes of out of a mitochondria when it uses both glucose and fatty acids.

Measure how much ATP is used by the cell to transport glucose into the cell and how much ATP is used to transport fatty acids into the cell.

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To support the claim that mitochondria of the cell uses more glucose than fatty acids to convert to ATP, the most relevant evidence would come from analyzing the amount of ATP produced by mitochondria when processing each substrate separately. Therefore, the best option is:

Measure the amount of ATP produced by a mitochondria for glucose and compare it to the amount of ATP produced by a mitochondria for a fatty acid.

This approach directly assesses the efficiency and output of ATP production from each macronutrient, allowing for a straightforward comparison of their contributions to cellular energy production. The other options may provide useful information but are not as directly related to the core claim regarding ATP generation from glucose vs. fatty acids.