Which statement regarding the energetics of the citric acid cycle is true? production of 3 nadh by the citric acid cycle represents the energetic capacity to produce about 2.5 atp all of the energy-producing capacity of the cycle occurs in the first four reactions, the remaining reactions serve to regenerate oxaloacetate production of fadh2 by the citric acid cycle represents the energetic capacity to synthesize about 1.5 atp the cycle in animal cells directly produces one atp instead of one gtp o