What Percentage of the Energy Stored in Glucose Do Humans

Question

What percentage of the energy stored in glucose do humans recover by cellular respiration?
A) 100 percent
B) 48 percent
C) 52 percent
D) 37 percent
E) 15 percent

Accepted Answer

Humans recover approximately 37 percent of the energy stored in glucose through cellular respiration. The rest of the energy is lost as heat.