Pretend an organism does not get enough vitamin B5, a precursor for coenzyme A. Consequently, they may have trouble creating coenzyme A. What would be the immediate result of this? -Photophosphorylation would not occur -Pyruvate would not be oxidized -Glucose could not be converted to pyruvate -Fermentation would not occur

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  Pretend an organism does not get enough vitamin B5, a precursor for coenzyme A. Consequently, they may have trouble creating coenzyme A. What would be the immediate result of this?

-Photophosphorylation would not occur

-Pyruvate would not be oxidized

-Glucose could not be converted to pyruvate

-Fermentation would not occur

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