Neco 2025 Biology Question 39

Practice objective / multiple choice question 39 from the 2025 Neco Biology examination.

Neco 2025 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 39 NECO • 2025 • BIOLOGY • objective

During aerobic respiration of one molecule of glucose the following yields are obtained: glycolysis - 2 ATP (substrate‑level) and 2 NADH; pyruvate oxidation - 2 NADH; citric acid cycle - 2 GTP (equivalent to ATP), 6 NADH and 2 FADH2. Each NADH yields 2.5 ATP and each FADH2 yields 1.5 ATP in oxidative phosphorylation. Two ATP are consumed in the investment phase of glycolysis. Calculate the net total number of ATP molecules produced per glucose molecule.

Answer Options

A. 32
Correct Answer B. 30
C. 28
D. 34
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
30

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This is Neco 2025 Biology Question 39. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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