AP BIOLOGY

CELL RESPIRATION

ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION FERMENTATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the products of anaerobic cellular respiration?
A
glucose and oxygen
B
carbon dioxide and water
C
carbon monoxide
D
lactic acid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Anaerobic respiration is a type of cellular respiration where respiration takes place in the absence of oxygen. The end product of anaerobic respiration in plants is ethanol. At the same time, the end product of anaerobic respiration in animals is lactic acid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lactic acid is the waste product produced during anaerobic respiration. Running fast can lead to a build-up of lactic acid in your muscles, causing cramp.

Detailed explanation-3: -The products of anaerobic respiration are lactic acid, carbon dioxide, and water. Anaerobic respiration is the breakdown of glucose in the absence of oxygen. Inside the cell cytoplasm, glucose breaks down into pyruvic acid. If oxygen is absent, then pyruvic acid converts into lactic acid, carbon dioxide, and water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lactic acid produced in muscle cells is transported through the bloodstream to the liver, where it’s converted back to pyruvate and processed normally in the remaining reactions of cellular respiration.

Detailed explanation-5: -Therefore, the products of lactic acid fermentation from one molecule of glucose include 2 ATP, 2 pyruvate, 2 molecules of lactic acid, and 2 NAD+.

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