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Anne Boleyn

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2017 exam question
« on: April 24, 2018, 12:00:10 pm »
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hey guys can someone please explain this question:
Question 11
An animal cell culture was exposed to radioactively labelled oxygen. The cells were then monitored for three minutes.
After this time, the radioactively labelled oxygen atoms would be present in which cellular chemical?
A. adenosine triphosphate
B. carbon dioxide
C.    glucose
D.    water 
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darkz

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Re: 2017 exam question
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2018, 12:52:19 pm »
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Well oxygen acts as the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain to form water. Therefore the answer is H2O

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