Approximately how many molecules of ATP are produced by substrate-level phosphorylation during the complete oxidation of a molecule of glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) in aerobic cellular respiration?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 8
D) 30-32

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During aerobic cellular respiration, substrate-level phosphorylation produces 2 ATP molecules in glycolysis and 2 ATP molecules in the citric acid cycle, totaling 4 ATP molecules.

Approximately How Many Molecules of ATP Are Produced by Substrate-Level