Question

The amount of ATP produced during anaerobic respiration is _________ that produced during aerobic respiration, because the difference in the standard reduction potential between NADH and the final electron acceptor is __________.

a.) less than; larger

b.) less than; smaller

c.) greater than; larger

d.) greater than; smaller

Answer 1

The amount of ATP produced during anaerobic respiration is Less than that produced during aerobic respiration ,because the difference in the standard reduction potential between NADH and the final electron acceptor is Smaller.

So the correct answer is option ''B''.

Aerobic processes produce up to 38 ATP per glucose.Anaerobic processes produce up to 2 ATP per glucose.

anaerobic respiration uses electron acceptors other than molecular oxygen.These terminal electron acceptors have smaller reduction potentials than oxygen.so less energy is released per oxidized molecule.