Modern eukaryotes depend on mitochondria to generate most of the cell's ATP. How many molecules of ATP can a single molecule of glucose generate?
(a) 30
(b) 2
(c) 20
(d) 36
Choice (a) is correct. Glycolysis of a single glucose molecule generates 2 ATP molecules. Oxidative phosphorylation in the mitochondria generates an additional 28 ATP molecules, making a total of 30 ATP molecules for each glucose molecule.
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