Why Is There a Difference Between the Amount of ATP

question 71

Multiple Choice

Why is there a difference between the amount of ATP produced by glucose and by glycogen?

• A) The breakdown of glycogen requires many more steps thus more ATP is produced along the way.
• B) The breakdown of glycogen requires less ATP in the energy investment phase.
• C) Glucose and glycogen use very different metabolic pathways to yield pyruvate and that accounts for the difference in ATP production.
• D) Less water is produced when glucose is the starting compound and that directly affects ATP production.

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