oxidative phosphorylation is the process that produces the most atp molecules in aerobic cellular respiration.
oxidative phosphorylation is the process that produces the most atp molecules in aerobic cellular respiration.
which process produces the most atp molecules in aerobic cellular respiration?
oxidative phosphorylation
glycolysis, which means “sugar splitting,” is the initial process in the cellular respiration pathway. glycolysis can be either an aerobic or anaerobic process. when oxygen is present, glycolysis continues along the aerobic respiration pathway. if oxygen is not present, then atp production is restricted to anaerobic respiration. the location where glycolysis, aerobic or anaerobic, occurs is in the cytosol of the cell. in glycolysis, a six-carbon glucose molecule is split into two three-carbon molecules called pyruvate. these carbon molecules are oxidized into nadh and atp. for the glucose molecule to oxidize into pyruvate, an input of atp molecules is required. this is known as the investment phase, in which a total of two atp molecules are consumed. at the end of glycolysis, the total yield of atp is four molecules, but the net gain is two atp molecules. even though atp is synthesized, the two atp molecules produced are few compared to the second and third pathways, krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation.
carbohydrate catabolism
cellular waste product









































cellular waste products are formed as a by-product of cellular respiration, a series of processes and reactions that generate energy for the cell, in the form of atp. one example of cellular respiration creating cellular waste products are aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration.









































each pathway generates different waste products.









































section::::aerobic respiration.









































when in the presence of oxygen, cells use aerobic respiration to obtain energy from glucose molecules.









































simplified theoretical reaction: cho + 6o → 6co + 6ho + ~ 30atp
cellular waste product