Question

Using glucose to fuel the synthesis of ATP does not require any enzymes because

enzymes are only involved in the making and breaking of proteins

requires the action of one, or sometimes two, enzymes (depending on the presence or absence of oxygen) to convert the potential chemical energy of glucose into the potential chemical energy stored in ATP

does not require any enzymes since this is a chemical reaction that starts with a carbohydrate requires the action of many enzymes to ultimately convert the potential chemical energy of glucose into the potential chemical energy stored in ATP

requires only the action of only one enzyme to convert the potential chemical energy of glucose into the potential chemical energy stored in ATP

Answer 1

The correct answer is "requires the action of many enzymes to ultimately convert the potential chemical energy of glucose into the potential chemical energy stored in ATP". ​​​​​​

Glucose is oxidized to pyruvate during glycolysis in ten steps (catalyzed by multiple enzymes). Then, pyruvate undergoes oxidative decarboxylation to yield acetyl-CoA which enters citric acid cycle. The two processes (glycolysis and citric acid cycle) generates enough reducing equivalents (NADH and FADH2) which are harnessed during electron transport chain via oxidative phosphorylation to power ATP synthesis.