The glyoxylate cycle enables plants to survive using only
A) pyruvate.
B) acetate.
C) oxaloacetate.
D) lactate.
E) None of the answers is correct.

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The glyoxylate cycle enables plants, as well as some bacteria and fungi, to convert acetate (derived from the breakdown of lipids) into substances that can be used in the synthesis of glucose, thus allowing these organisms to survive on acetate when other sources of carbon are not available.

The Glyoxylate Cycle Enables Plants to Survive Using Only