What will happen to levels of ATP in a muscle cell of an individual that stops consuming carbohydrates and other sources of sugar in his diet? Select ALL that apply

Question

What will happen to levels of ATP in a muscle cell of an individual that stops consuming carbohydrates and other sources of sugar in his diet? Select ALL that apply

1. ATP production levels drop to 0 and the cell will die

2. ATP production will rise b/c the cell will use fat to make ATP. Fat has a lot more energy than carbohydrates.

3. ATP production levels will drop dramatically. Cell will have to import glucose from other cells.

4. ATP production will likely remain the same as the cell can use other compounds that feed into glycolysis and citric acid cycle.

5. ATP production will stay the same over a short time until all glycogen storage granules are depleted and then ATP production will stop.

Answer 1

Correct option are 2& 4 . As when levels of carbohydrates decreases , there are other compounds like lipids and proteins that fits into various steps of glycolysis and serves to produce ATP by other mechanism. Option 2 is also a correct option .