Pyruvate Is Converted to Lactate Under Anaerobic Conditions Because ________

question 37

Multiple Choice

Pyruvate is converted to lactate under anaerobic conditions because ________.

• A)reduction of pyruvate provides NAD⁺ which is needed for glycolysis
• B)lactate releases oxygen upon conversion to acetyl-CoA
• C)reduction of pyruvate provides NADH which is needed for gluconeogenesis
• D)lactate is storage for of pyruvate for use later when more ATP is needed
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Proliferate

To increase rapidly in numbers; commonly used in biological contexts to describe cell multiplication.

Myelination

The process of wrapping axons with myelin, a fatty substance that speeds up the transmission of electrical signals in the nervous system.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Conduction

Transfer of energy, such as heat, from one point to another without evident movement in the conducting body.