Each turn of of the citric acid cycle directly produces how many ATP?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 12
D) 14
E) 16

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Each turn of the citric acid cycle directly produces only 1 ATP through substrate-level phosphorylation. The majority of the energy produced in the citric acid cycle comes in the form of high-energy electron carriers (NADH and FADH2), which are subsequently used in oxidative phosphorylation to produce ATP.

Each Turn of Of the Citric Acid Cycle Directly Produces