Self Quiz for the Theoretical Maximum ATP Yield for Aerobic Respiration

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One molecule of glucose oxidized by aerobic respiration in prokaryotes yields the following:

Glycolysis:

_____ net ATP (ans) from substrate-level phosphorylation

_____ NADH (ans) yields _____ ATP (assuming 3 ATP per NADH) by oxidative phosphorylation (ans)

Transition Reaction:

_____ NADH (ans) yields _____ ATP (assuming 3 ATP per NADH) by oxidative phosphorylation (ans)

Citric Acid Cycle:

_____ ATP from substrate-level phosphorylation (ans)

_____ NADH (ans) yields _____ ATP (assuming 3 ATP per NADH) by oxidative phosphorylation (ans)

_____ FADH₂ (ans) yields _____ ATP (assuming 2 ATP per FADH₂) by oxidative phosphorylation (ans)

Total Theoretical Maximum Number of ATP Generated per Glucose in Prokaryotes

_____ ATP (ans): _____ from substrate-level phosphorylation (ans); _____ from oxidative phosphorylation (ans).

In eukaryotic cells, the theoretical maximum yield of ATP generated per glucose is _____ to _____. (ans)

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