Anaerobic Fermentation

Many cells, particularly those in plants and in some microorganisms, can obtain energy without oxygen by the anaerobic process of:

Based on the diagram, which organisms typically convert pyruvate into ethanol during fermentation?

In animals and some microorganisms, what compound is produced when hydrogen is added to pyruvate during anaerobic respiration?

Without oxygen, pyruvate accepts hydrogen from 1($), which frees more NAD to accept hydrogen in other glycolytic reactions.

True or False: Carbon dioxide is released when pyruvate is converted into ethanol during fermentation.

Why is glycolysis itself sometimes referred to as anaerobic respiration?

Organisms that use glycolysis together with aerobic respiration produce how much more energy than anaerobic species breaking down the same food?

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During intense exercise, when muscle cells cannot get enough oxygen fast enough, which fermentation product tends to build up in the muscle?