Amino acids can be broken down and used in cellular respiration. They are first deaminated, a process in which the amino group is removed. The remaining carbon skeleton can then be converted into various substances and used in different parts of cellular respiration.

1. Some amino acids can be converted into pyruvate, which can then be used in glycolysis or converted into Acetyl CoA and used in the citric acid cycle.

2. Other amino acids can be converted directly into Acetyl CoA and used in the citric acid cycle.

3. Some amino acids can be converted into intermediates of the citric acid cycle, such as oxaloacetate and α-ketoglutarate, and used directly in the cycle.

4. Amino acids do not directly feed into oxidative phosphorylation. However, the citric acid cycle and glycolysis, which amino acids can feed into, produce the NADH and FADH2 that donate electrons to the electron transport chain in oxidative phosphorylation.

So, the correct answer is that amino acids can feed into glycolysis, Acetyl CoA, and the citric acid cycle.

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Amino acids can be broken down and used in cellular respiration. They are first deaminated, a process in which the amino group is removed. The remaining carbon skeleton can then be converted into various substances and used in different parts of cellular respiration.

1. Some amino acids can be converted into pyruvate, which can then be used in glycolysis or converted into Acetyl CoA and used in the citric acid cycle.

2. Other amino acids can be converted directly into Acetyl CoA and used in the citric acid cycle.

3. Some amino acids can be converted into intermediates of the citric acid cycle, such as oxaloacetate and α-ketoglutarate, and used directly in the cycle.

4. Amino acids do not directly feed into oxidative phosphorylation. However, the citric acid cycle and glycolysis, which amino acids can feed into, produce the NADH and FADH2 that donate electrons to the electron transport chain in oxidative phosphorylation.

So, the correct answer is that amino acids can feed into glycolysis, Acetyl CoA, and the citric acid cycle.

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Amino acids can be broken down and used in cellular respiration. They are first deaminated, a process in which the amino group is removed. The remaining carbon skeleton can then be converted into various substances and used in different parts of cellular respiration.

1. Some amino acids can be converted into pyruvate, which can then be used in glycolysis or converted into Acetyl CoA and used in the citric acid cycle.

2. Other amino acids can be converted directly into Acetyl CoA and used in the citric acid cycle.

3. Some amino acids can be converted into intermediates of the citric acid cycle, such as oxaloacetate and α-ketoglutarate, and used directly in the cycle.

4. Amino acids do not directly feed into oxidative phosphorylation. However, the citric acid cycle and glycolysis, which amino acids can feed into, produce the NADH and FADH2 that donate electrons to the electron transport chain in oxidative phosphorylation.

So, the correct answer is that amino acids can feed into glycolysis, Acetyl CoA, and the citric acid cycle.

Which part(s) of cellular respiration do amino acids feed into?Group of answer choicesacetyl CoAoxidative phosphorylationcitric acid cycleglycolysis

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