Question

Which of the following metabolic pathways does NOT directly produce lots of ATP (also called anaerobic cycle)?

A. Glycolysis
B. Krebs cycle
C. Citric acid cycle
D. Electron transport chain

Answer 1

A. Glycolysis

Step-by-step explanation:

Glycolysis is the first stage of cellular respiration, which occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell. Glycolysis does not require oxygen to occur, hence, it is carried out by both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organism.

Glycolysis, among the other stages of cellular respiration, produces the least ATP (2). Hence, Glycolysis is the metabolic pathway that does NOT directly produce lots of ATP.