Pyruvate Is Converted to Ethanol and Lactic Acid During Fermentation

question 47

Multiple Choice

Pyruvate is converted to ethanol and lactic acid during fermentation because organisms

• A)need to recycle the electron carrier molecules needed for glycolysis.
• B)produce ATP when pyruvate is converted to ethanol or lactic acid.
• C)produce glucose when pyruvate is converted to ethanol or lactic acid.
• D)produce oxygen when pyruvate is converted to ethanol or lactic acid.
• E)produce water when pyruvate is converted to ethanol or lactic acid.

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