Respiration-In-Plants Question 178
Question: Fermentation is essentially glycolysis plus an extra step in which pyruvic acid is reduced to form lactic acid or alcohol and $ CO_2 $ . This last step.
Options:
A) Removes poisonous oxygen from the environment.
B) Extracts a bit more energy from glucose.
C) Enables the cell to recycle $ NA{D^{+}} $
D) Inactivates toxic pyruvic acid.
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
[c] The last step regenerates $ NA{D^{+}} $ from NADH and $ {H^{+}} $ .
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