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Which three things do all living cells have in common?
◦ a nucleus, cytoplasm, and a cell wall
◦ cytoplasm, a cell wall, and lysosomes
◦ a nucleus, ribosomes, and a cell membrane
◦ DNA, a cell membrane, and a nucleus
◦ a plasma membrane, DNA, and cytoplasm

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Why does the breakdown of a fatty acid yield more ATP than the breakdown of glucose?
◦ fatty acid tails have more carbon-bound hydrogen atoms.
◦ fatty acids are easier to break down.
◦ glucose breaks down more slowly.
◦ the glucose molecule has less bonding energy.
◦ glucose has more double bonds.
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