During a 5-Mile Run in the High Alps, Where Oxygen

question 38

Multiple Choice

During a 5-mile run in the high Alps, where oxygen concentration is lower, your body will produce less ATP per molecule of glucose than after the same run near sea level, where there is plenty of oxygen to supply your muscle cells. Approximately how many more molecules of ATP will your muscle cells produce per molecule of glucose at the lower elevation than at the oxygen-scarce high elevation?

• A) 36
• B) 34
• C) 32
• D) 2

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The measure of efficiency in which goods and services are produced, often evaluated by the output per unit of input.