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Complicated question.
It's somewhat dependent on the available food. In a perfect world (ie: one where every type of nutrient is available in abundance), our bodies prefer glucose, as do most fauna.
Plants are a little different -- they don't "break down" in the way you're thinking, although they do use carbon dioxide in the air and water from the ground to produce ATP, as well as glucose, which we use as an energy source. Think of plants and animals as inversions of each other -- we break down glucose and put out carbon dioxide, and they break down carbon dioxide and put out glucose.
We can also burn practically anything for energy to make ATP. Energy from the breaking of chemical bonds is used (to create the MOST ATP, but this isn't the only way to make it) to create an electrical charge across a membrane to drive the formation of ATP. This can include the breakdown of protein and fats, as well as carbohydrates (simple and complex sugars) that aren't glucose.
My authority? University student at The University of Western Ontario (London, ON, Canada), honours specialization in cell & developmental Biology and major in genetics.
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∙ 10y agoThe monosaccharide glucose, which is not a macromolecule, is most commonly broken down to make ATP in the process of cellular respiration. However, starch (in plants) and glycogen (animal starch) macromolecules are composed of millions of glucose molecules bonded together, and when the cells start to run out of glucose molecules, the starch or glycogen is broken down to release more glucose molecules that can then be broken down to make more ATP.
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What types of molecules are broken down to make ATP which are most often broken down to make ATP?
Carbohydrate, lipids, or proteins can be broken down to make ATP. Carbohydrates are the molecules most commonly broken down to make ATP.
What do large insoluble molecules get broken down into?
Most large insoluble molecules get broken down in the digestive system to small (simpler) soluble molecules.
How are neurotransmitters broken down in the synaptic cleft?
most neurotransmitters are not actually broken down, rather they are actively transported back into their pre release vesicles (this is called reuptake). Some neurotransmitters are broken down by a specific enzyme into non active parts i.e acetylcholine broken down by acetylcholinestarase
What kind of molecule provides the most ATP when it is broken down?
Nucleic Acid
Without digestive enzymes the meal is useless to the body is this statement valid?
Yes. In order for the body to use food, the food must be broken down into it's most basic elements. Complex carbohydrates are broken into simple carbohydrates, proteins are broken down into amino acids and fats are broken down into fatty acids. Some of this break down takes place because of the acids in your stomach, but enzymes in the stomach and mouth are required to further dismantle food into usable nutreints.
What type of molecules are broken down to make ATP which are most often broken down to make ATP?
Carbohydrate, lipids, or proteins can be broken down to make ATP. Carbohydrates are the molecules most commonly broken down to make ATP.
What types of molecules are broken down to make ATP which are most often broken down to make ATP?
Carbohydrate, lipids, or proteins can be broken down to make ATP. Carbohydrates are the molecules most commonly broken down to make ATP.
What do large insoluble molecules get broken down into?
Most large insoluble molecules get broken down in the digestive system to small (simpler) soluble molecules.
Why must most food be broken down?
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Do most Trimmers brake down easly ?
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A body part that often gets broken?
Broken wrists and broken arms and broken legs. but i think most people will at one time or another experience a broken heart.
What would the steak be broken into?
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What would steak be broken into?
Steak and most meats contain mostly protein and fat. The protein is broken down to amino acids and the fat is broken down to fatty acids and glycerine.
How are neurotransmitters broken down in the synaptic cleft?
most neurotransmitters are not actually broken down, rather they are actively transported back into their pre release vesicles (this is called reuptake). Some neurotransmitters are broken down by a specific enzyme into non active parts i.e acetylcholine broken down by acetylcholinestarase
What types of molecules are most often broken down by cells for energy?
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Type of nutrient most commonly broken down for energy is?
proteins
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