3. Which of the following statements about the pentose phosphate pathway is correct? (A) It generates 36 moles of ATP per mole of glucose consumed. (B) It generates 6 moles of CO₂ for each mole of glucose consumed (C) It provides precursors for the synthesis of nucleotides. (D) It is present in plants, but not in animals. (E) It is a reductive pathway; it consumes NADH.