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Which part(s) of cellular respiration do fatty acids feed into?Group of answer choicesoxidative phosphorylationglycolysisacetyl CoAcitric acid cycleNext

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Fatty acids feed into cellular respiration at the acetyl CoA stage and the citric acid cycle.

Here's a step-by-step breakdown:

  1. Fatty acids are broken down in a process called beta-oxidation, which takes place in the mitochondria of the cell.

  2. During beta-oxidation, the fatty acids are broken down into two-carbon fragments.

  3. These two-carbon fragments are then converted into a molecule called acetyl CoA.

  4. Acetyl CoA then enters the citric acid cycle (also known as the Krebs cycle or TCA cycle), where it is further broken down to produce ATP, which is

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