Which pair of processes relies most heavily on NADP rather than on the carriers used to strip energy from sugars?
AGlycolysis and fermentation
BAnabolic reactions and photosynthesis
CBeta oxidation and deamination
DHydrolysis and active transport
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Anabolic reactions and photosynthesis
1. Two carriers dominate energy extraction from sugars, and both are used extensively in catabolism.
2. NADP is the odd one out, playing an important role in anabolic reactions and photosynthesis.
3. Anabolic work builds molecules up, which is the opposite direction from stripping sugars down.
4. Glycolysis and fermentation both run on the non-phosphorylated carrier, so they do not fit.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 7 "Cellular Respiration", section 7.1 Energy in Living Systems_
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