AP BIOLOGY

CELL RESPIRATION

ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION FERMENTATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which process produces 36 ATP, carbon dioxide and water?
A
photosynthesis
B
aerobic respiration
C
lactic acid fermentation
D
mitosis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During aerobic cellular respiration, glucose reacts with oxygen, forming ATP that can be used by the cell. Carbon dioxide and water are created as byproducts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Electron transport from the molecules of NADH and FADH2 made from glycolysis, the transformation of pyruvate, and the Krebs cycle creates as many as 32 more ATP molecules. Therefore, a total of up to 36 molecules of ATP can be made from just one molecule of glucose in the process of cellular respiration.

Detailed explanation-3: -The citric acid cycle produces 36 ATP molecules.

Detailed explanation-4: -In total cellular respiration produces 36-38 ATP molecules from a single glucose molecule depending on where the metabolic substrates enter the mechanisms. The ATP produced during glycolysis and the Krebs cycle is produced by a process known as substrate level phosphorylation.

Detailed explanation-5: -The theoretical maximum yield of ATP for the oxidation of one molecule of glucose during aerobic respiration is 38.

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