NEETBotanyRespiration in Plants
which process is NADH oxidized to NAD+ more vigorously?
Options
- AFermentation
- BAerobic respiration
- CBoth processes equally
- DNeither process
Correct answer
B. Aerobic respiration
Step-by-step solution
• Fermentation accounts for only a partial breakdown of glucose whereas in aerobic respiration it is completely degraded to CO2 and H2O. • In fermentation there is a net gain of only two molecules of ATP for each molecule of glucose degraded to pyruvic acid whereas many more molecules of ATP are generated under aerobic conditions. • NADH is oxidized to NAD+ rather slowly in fermentation, however the reaction is very vigorous in case of aerobic respiration