NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: RESPIRATION IN PLANTS

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How many ATP molecules could maximally be generated from one molecule of glucose, if the complete oxidation of one mole of glucose to

C{{O}_{2}}

and

{{H}_{2}}O

yields 686 kcal and the useful chemical energy available in the high energy phosphate bond of one mole of ATP is 12 kcal?

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Correct option: B

Fifty seven

Option B (Fifty seven) is correct because the total energy from glucose oxidation (686 kcal) divided by the energy per ATP (12 kcal) gives the maximum possible ATP molecules.

NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: RESPIRATION IN PLANTS

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