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For fatty acids to be able to enter the pathways of cellular respiration, they must be ______.

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deaminated

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combined with glycerol

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C

combined with ATP

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broken into acetyl groups

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Solution

The correct option is D
broken into acetyl groups

Fatty acids enter the Kreb's cycle as Acetyl CoA molecules.

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