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BiologyRespiration in PlantsNEET

Out of 38 molecules of ATP produced by aerobic respiration of glucose, the break up of ATP production in glycolysis (P), pyruvate to acetyl-CoA formation (Q) and Krebs' cycle (R) is as follows:

Answer: (B)

Solution

Glycolysis contributes 8 ATP under the aerobic 38-ATP model (2 direct + 2 NADH × 3 = 6, totalling 8). Pyruvate → acetyl-CoA (2 pyruvates, 2 NADH) contributes 2 × 3

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