alleryStart learning →What is the Krebs cycle also called?
AThe citric acid cycle
BThe urea cycle route
CThe Cori cycle path
DThe pentose shunt loop
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The citric acid cycle
1. Pyruvate from glycolysis enters the next stage of aerobic respiration.
2. That stage is the Krebs cycle, also called the citric acid cycle.
3. The urea and Cori cycles handle nitrogen and lactate instead.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 24 "Metabolism and Nutrition", section 24.2 | Carbohydrate Metabolism_
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