Fermentation

What's the name of the acid that's produced in your muscles after an intense workout?

• lactic acid

• pyruvic acid

• hydrochloric acid

• none of the options

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In the absence of oxygen, cells will do this process after performing Glycolysis to release energy

• Photosynthesis

• Electron Transport Chain

• Kreb Cycle

• Fermentation

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Anaerobic respiration requires

• Oxygen

• No oxygen

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What is a disadvantage of fermentation as a process? 

• It produces too much ATP
• It only produces 2 ATP
• It occurs in the absence of oxygen
• It is only for quick bursts of energy

Lactic acid fermentation occurs in your muscles after a workout because your cells are struggling to get

• Glucose
• Sunlight
• Oxygen
• Water

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Which phrase best describes the role of fermentation?

• converts glucose into pyruvate and NADH
• produces lactic acid to counteract an oxygen deficit
• allows glycolysis to continue making a small amount of ATP
• allowing anaerobic production of ADP

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Why does a runner breathe hard for a few minutes after finishing a race?

• The runner's cells need oxygen to make lactic acid.
• The runner's cells continue the fermentation process.
• The runner's cells are making up for an oxygen deficit
• The runner's cells cannot perform glycolysis.

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Which end product of alcoholic fermentation is important in the baking industry?

• lactic acid
• carbon dioxide
• ATP molecules
• alcohol

Which organisms use alcoholic fermentation to allow glycolysis to continue to produce ATP?

• reptiles
• yeasts
• humans
• mammals

Which types of respiration are useful in increasing the amount of gas in a food product?

• fermentation producing lactic acid only
• fermentation producing carbon dioxide and ethanol only
• aerobic respiration and fermentation producing lactic acid
• aerobic respiration and fermentation producing carbon dioxide and ethanol