How many ATP molecules are yielded when a single glucose molecule is broken down through anaerobic glycolysis?

Question

6 molecules
12 molecules
3 molecules

Answer 1

Anaerobic glycolysis, the process by which glucose is broken down without the presence of oxygen, yields a net production of 2 ATP molecules per molecule of glucose. Therefore, none of the options you provided (6, 12, or 3 molecules) are correct. The correct answer is 2 ATP molecules from anaerobic glycolysis.