Question

EMP can produce a total of?

• A. 8 ATP
• B. 6 ATP
• C. 38 ATP
• D. 24 ATP

Answer 1

The correct option is A

8 ATP

The correct option is A.

An explanation for the correct option:

1. The other name for glycolysis is EMP (Embden, Meyerhof, and Parnas).
2. It is the initial stage of cellular respiration.
3. When 2 glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate is oxidized to 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate, there is a net production of 2 ATP and 2 NADH molecules.
4. 2 NADH produces 6 ATP molecules in the respiratory chain, the EMP pathway can produce a total of 8 ATP molecules.

Final answer: A total of 8 ATP is produced during EMP.