exam 2 module 7 - Anaerobic Respiration and Fermentation

Question 1

anaerobic metabolic pathways

Answer 1

a) do not require oxygen

Question 2

anaerobic respiration

Answer 2

except that an inorganic molecule other than O2 is the electron acceptor at the end of the electron transport chain.

Question 3

fermentation

Answer 3

a) alcoholic fermentation (ex: yeast) - figure 6.11a

b) lactic acid fermentation (ex: some bacteria and humans) – figure 6.11b