The advantage to the cell of thegradual oxidation
of glucose during cellular respiration comparedwith its combustion
to co2 and h2o in a single stepis
(a) more free energy isreleased for a given
amount of glucose oxidized.
(b) no energy is lost asheat.
(c) energy can be extracted inusable
amounts.
(d) more co2 is produced for agiven amount of
glucose oxidized.
(e) less o2 is required for a given amountof glucose
oxidized.

(c) energy can be extracted in usable  amounts.

Explanation:

Gradual oxidation of glucose ensures that ATP is slowly synthesized almost in as the same quantity as needed for cell's metabolism at a time. Rapid glucose oxidation will result in a large portion of the energy being released as heat, since cells can only store small amounts of ATP at a particular time.

Hence, gradual glucose oxidation by cells ensures that a significant amount of energy extracted during phosphorylation is usable by the cell instead of being lost to heat.

The correct option is c.

the answer would be d

the correct answer is - d. china has a large and growing population.

the fact that china has a large (the biggest) population, and it is still growing, doesn't hinder the agriculture production in the country. in fact, it can for increased production in the agriculture, since there's more labor force, as well the sheer mass of people produces lots of scientists that come up with new inventions as to how to improve this sector. nice example is the inner mongolia region in china, in general dominated by the gobi desert, but few scientist came up with a nice idea as to how to make the region productive by using plants that are very resistant to droughts, so lots of people have been employed, and the region is becoming greener and greener each year, and the production of food in this region is also increasing.