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Which molecule provides the activation energy that starts glycolysis? Not which
molecule is broken down during glycolysis) (1 point)
( water
O ATP
O carbon dioxide
© sugar
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ATP.
Explanation: Glycolysis is "primed" by ATP — kinases (e.g., hexokinase, phosphofructokinase) transfer phosphate from ATP to glucose (and later to fructose-6-phosphate), supplying the activation energy needed to drive the pathway.
Explanation: Glycolysis is "primed" by ATP — kinases (e.g., hexokinase, phosphofructokinase) transfer phosphate from ATP to glucose (and later to fructose-6-phosphate), supplying the activation energy needed to drive the pathway.
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