Question

If 10 glucose molecules enter the Krebs Cycle, how many possible molecules of ATP can be produced?

Answer 1

Answer:

20 molecules of ATP

Explanation:

Krebs cycle or also known as Tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) is the second stage of aerobic cellular respiration which occurs in the mitochondria. In the kreb cycle, pyruvate, which was synthesized in the first stage of cellular respiration (glycolysis) is broken down into carbon dioxide (CO2).

However, in the krebs cycle, two (2) ATP molecules is produced per glucose molecule that enters cellular respiration. Hence, according to this question, If 10 glucose molecules enter the Krebs cycle, (2 × 10) = 20ATP molecules will be possibly produced.