Converting 1 molecule of glucose to 2 pyruvate molecules generates the net formation of this many ATP during cellular respiration:

A. 6 molecules of water
B. 3 molecules of ATP
C. 2 molecules of ATP
D. 72 - 76 molecules of ATP
E. 36 - 38 molecules of water


Answer is C. 2 molecules of ATP

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