EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Fermentation is the opposite process of cellular respiration. False.

Detailed explanation-2: -So how does fermentation differ from cellular respiration? Cellular respiration, like burning, results in the complete oxidation of glucose into CO2 and water. Fermentation, on the other hand, does not fully oxidize glucose. Instead, small, reduced organic molecules are produced as waste.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cellular respiration and photosynthesis are direct opposite reactions. Energy from the sun enters a plant and is converted into glucose during photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-4: -In photosynthesis, carbon dioxide and water are used as reactants to produce glucose (sugar) and oxygen gas. In fermentation, the glucose is broken down without the use of oxygen, meaning that it is an anaerobic process.

Detailed explanation-5: -Both aerobic cellular respiration and fermentation involve many chemical reactions that release high energy electrons from organic molecules and transfer the electrons to other molecules, often referred to as electron carriers (or coenzymes).