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Anaerobic catabolism of organic nutrients can occur by?
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Fermentation
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What is an extension of glycolysis that can generate ATP by substrate level phosphorylation?
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fermentation
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What are the two types of fermentation and what are their products?
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alcohol fermentation, pyruvate is converted to ethanol, lactic acid fermentation, pyruvate is reduced by NADH to form lactate as a waste product, with no release of CO2
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How do human muscle cells use pyruvate?
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lactic acid fermentation, it forms ATP when O2 is scarce.
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Lactate is converted back to pyruvate by what organ?
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liver
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Which harvests more energy? cellular respiration or fermentaion?
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cellular respiration
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