During a 5-mile run in the high Alps, where oxygen concentration is lower, your body will produce less ATP per molecule of gluco

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During a 5-mile run in the high Alps, where oxygen concentration is lower, your body will produce less ATP per molecule of gluco

se than after the same run near sea level, where there is plenty of oxygen to supply your muscle cells. Approximately how many more molecules of ATP will your muscle cells produce per molecule of glucose at the lower elevation than at the oxygen-scarce high elevation?

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Whitepunk [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-28T00:36:42+03:00

Answer:

<u>> 2 ATP</u> Molecules More

Explanation:

According to your assumption of less ATP molecules per molecule of glucose, the standard will be produced at sea level and the reduced amount of ATP at Alps shall be compensated by producing less that 2 ATP per glucose molecule.

This was a tricky question but at standard sea level the concentration of ATP shall remain same and compared parallel to the concentration of ATP at higher elevation.