Cellular Respiration

AP Biology· difficulty 3/5

The approximate net ATP yield per glucose in aerobic respiration (eukaryotic, with shuttle losses) is

A
$100+ ATP$
B
$2-4 ATP$
C
$8-10 ATP$
D
$30-32 ATP$
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Explanation

Estimates: ~2 (glycolysis) + ~2 (Krebs) + ~26-28 (oxidative phosphorylation) \approx 30-32 ATP.

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