Self Quiz for the Fermentation

Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these question.
Do not just click on the answers and write them out. This will not test your understanding of this tutorial.

1. Define fermentation. (ans)

2. All the ATP generated by fermentation are produced by:

a. substrate-level phosphorylation (ans)
b. oxidative phosphorylation (ans)

3. State the reactants for fermentation. (ans)

4. State the products for fermentation. (ans)

5. Compare the maximum yield of ATP from one molecule of glucose for aerobic respiration and for fermentation. (ans)

 


Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.

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Last updated: Feb., 2020
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