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Which would provide the body with the most energy?

A. Creating bonds to form a carbohydrate
B. Breaking a single carbon bond
C. Breaking the bonds in a monosaccharide
D. Forming bonds between two amino acids

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B. Breaking the bonds in a monosaccharide
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The right answer is C. Breaking the bonds in a monosaccharide.

This phenomenon is called glycolysis.

Glycolysis is a catabolic way of transforming glucose (monosaccharide) into energy.

Glycolysis is an energy-releasing process taking place in the cytoplasm of all cells, during which glucose is degraded to provide energy. The first steps require an investment of two molecules of ATP, but the following steps will produce four.

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