Question

You analyze a cell. the cell starts with two moles of glucose and you see five moles of pyruvate appear. how many atp were produced by glycolysis

Answer 1

The answer is 2 ATP

Glycolysis is a process of breaking down glucose. Glycolysis produces a total of 4 ATP, but the process itself using 2 ATP so the net yield would be 2 ATP. It also produces NADH which could be used to produce more ATP at electron transfer cycle.