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anaerobic respiration
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the process that releases energy from food molecules in the absence of oxygen
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fermentation
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the extraction of energy from pyruvate in the absence of oxygen
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alcoholic fermentation
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that converts pyruvates to carbon dioxide and ethanol
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Alcoholic Fermentation Equation
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Pyruvate + NADH = Ethanol + NAD(+) + CO2
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lactic acid fermentation
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when alcoholic fermentation loses even more oxygen, it switches to lactic acid fermentation
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Lactic Acid Fermentation Equation
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Pyruvate + NADH = Lactic Acid + NAD(+)
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