Which of the following statements about the energy yield of aerobic respiration is false?
A) Glycolysis and the "grooming" of pyruvate together produce more NADH per glucose molecule than does the citric acid cycle.
B) Less than 50% of the chemical energy available in glucose is converted to ATP energy.
C) Each FADH2 molecule yields 2 ATP molecules and each NADH molecule generates 3 ATP molecules.
D) Most of the ATP derived during aerobic respiration results from oxidative phosphorylation.
E) Oxidative phosphorylation resulting from 1 glucose molecule may yield 32—34 ATP molecules.
Answer: A) Glycolysis and the "grooming" of pyruvate together produce more NADH per glucose molecule than does the citric acid cycle.
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