AP BIOLOGY

LABORATORY REVIEW

CELL RESPIRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which process produces the most ATP per molecule of glucose?
A
lactic acid fermentation
B
aerobic respiration
C
alcoholic fermentation
D
all are about the same
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The metabolic cycle that provides the highest net ATP per glucose molecule is oxidative phosphorylation .

Detailed explanation-2: -The stage that produces most of the ATP during cellular respiration is the electron transport system (ETS). The inner mitochondrial membrane holds the ATPase enzyme and the complexes for ETS.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The process that creates the most ATP per glucose molecule is aerobic cellular respiration. During this process one glucose molecule is used with oxygen to create 32-34 ATP molecules, carbon dioxide and water.

Detailed explanation-4: -With oxygen, organisms can use aerobic cellular respiration to produce up to 36 molecules of ATP from just one molecule of glucose. Without oxygen, some human cells must use fermentation to produce ATP, and this process produces only two molecules of ATP per molecule of glucose.

Detailed explanation-5: -So, oxidative phosphorylation is the metabolic cycle that produces the most net ATP per glucose molecule.

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