NEET Biology question

The net gain of ATP molecules in glycolysis during aerobic respiration is

(A)0
(B)2
(C)4
(D)8Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

Under aerobic conditions, glycolysis's net contribution includes not only its 2 directly-generated (substrate-level) ATP, but also the ATP eventually obtained when its 2 NADH are shuttled into the mitochondria and oxidised via the electron transport chain (2 NADH

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