Why is Glucose used as THE food molecule for the cell?

Subject: Why is Glucose used as THE food molecule for the cell?

Date: Tue Oct 6 12:12:59 1998
Posted by Chris McCormick
Grade level: 10-12
School: Granite Bay High School
City: Granite Bay State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Area of science: Cell Biology
ID: 907693979.Cb

Message:


Why is Glucose, or its close relatives, used instead of some other 
molecule for cellular respiration?

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