Which statement best describes the total number of carbon atoms during cellular
respiration in the fish?

the total number of carbon atoms decreases because the carbon-containing
molecules from the food are destroyed during digestion.

the total number of carbon atoms increases because the carbon-containing
molecules from the food are used to make smaller carbon dioxide molecules.

the total number of carbon atoms stays the same because the carbon from the carbon-containing food molecules is used to make molecules such as
carbon dioxide.

the total number of carbon atoms decreases because the carbon from the carbon-containing food molecules changes into other types of atoms.

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statement best describes the total number of carbon atoms during cellular

respiration in the fish is :

The total number of carbon atoms stays the same because the carbon from the carbon-containing food molecules is used to make molecules such as  carbon dioxide

Explanation:

Respiration : It is a process in which energy from the "food" molecule is released in the form of ATP

ATP = Adenosine Triphosphate

There are two kind of respiration process:

1. In the presence of O2 = Aerobic  Oxidation

2. In the absence of O2 = Anaerobic Oxidation

The breakdown of food into CO2 occur by three main process:

Glycolysis

Krebs cycle

Phosphorylation

The reaction for the Decomposition of the Glucose molecule is written as:

It is a oxidation - reduction reaction(Redox).

Here one substance is oxidised and other is reduced.

The number of Carbon atoms in reactant =6

It will produce = 6 CO2 in which the number of C=6

Hence ,

The total number of carbon atoms stays the same because the carbon from the carbon-containing food molecules is used to make molecules such as  carbon dioxide

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the correct option is c.

isotopes refers to different forms of the same element with the same atomic number but different mass number as a result of difference in their neutron numbers. isotopes have different relative atomic mass but share the same chemical properties.