A plant researcher wants to construct a synthetic cellulose fiber from 20 glucose molecules.How many molecules of CO₂ and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate are needed to construct the fiber?

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To construct cellulose, glucose molecules are needed. Each glucose molecule is derived from two glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) molecules. To produce one G3P, three CO2 molecules are required. Therefore, for 20 glucose molecules, 40 G3P molecules are needed, which requires 120 CO2 molecules.

A Plant Researcher Wants to Construct a Synthetic Cellulose Fiber