In the Absence of Oxygen, Suppose a Single Yeast Cell

question 21

Multiple Choice

In the absence of oxygen, suppose a single yeast cell undergoes fermentation and uses 100 molecules of glucose. How many molecules of ATP will be generated?

• A)36
• B)100
• C)200
• D)300
• E)400

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Definitions:

Planning Fallacy

The tendency to underestimate the time, costs, and risks of future actions while overestimating the benefits, leading to poor planning and time management.

Underestimating

The act of judging something to be of lower quantity, value, or importance than it actually is.

Project

A planned set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain costs and other limitations.

Overconfidence

A cognitive bias where an individual's subjective confidence in their judgments and abilities is greater than their objective accuracy.