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During cellular respiration, the bonds of food molecules are broken, so energy can be released to fuel other cellular processes in

order for this to occur which of the following statements must be true?

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New compounds with higher energy bonds must be formed when the low energy bonds in food molecules are broken

B. The new compounds that are formed must be more complex than the food molecules that were broken down

C. New compounds with lower-energy bonds must be formed when the high-energy bonds in food molecules are broken

D. The energy in the new compounds that are formed must be equal to the energy in the bonds of the food molecules

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Mike Harrington

18 January, 07:16

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Leyla Sampson · Answer 1

It will be C because if a lower energy bonds are formed from breaking higher energy bonds then there will be excess energy to fuel other processes.