What Kind of Molecules Serve as Electron Acceptors in Cellular

question 46

Multiple Choice

What kind of molecules serve as electron acceptors in cellular respiration?

• A) water
• B) polar molecules
• C) molecules with high potential energy
• D) molecules with low potential energy
• E) molecules in an excited state

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Definitions:

Mean Corpuscular Volume

A measure of the average volume of a red blood cell, used in diagnosing and classifying anemias.

Hemoglobin

A protein found in red blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body and carbon dioxide back to the lungs to be exhaled.

Mean Corpuscular Volume

A measure of the average volume of a red blood cell.

RBCs

Short for red blood cells, these are the cells in blood that carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body and return carbon dioxide back to the lungs for exhalation.