Which two stages of aerobic respiration generate ATP directly by substrate level phosphorylation?

  • A. Glycolysis and the electron transport chain
  • B. The link reaction and the Krebs cycle
  • C. The Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation
  • D. Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle

Explanation

In glycolysis and the Krebs cycle a phosphate is transferred straight from a substrate to ADP, giving 4 ATP total per glucose. The electron transport chain makes the rest of the ATP indirectly, through the proton gradient, which is oxidative rather than substrate level.

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