Question

examine the diagram of anaerobic cellular respiration below and use it to help you answer the following question: question: which of the following statements about anaerobic cellular respiration is false? this process generates oxygen for the lactate byproduct molecule converting glucose into pyruvate during step #1 creates energy pyruvate must be converted to lactate so that nadh can be converted to nad+ for glycolysis the purpose of anaerobic respiration is to create 2 atp

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Option 1: Anaerobic respiration (like lactic acid fermentation) does not generate oxygen; it occurs in the absence of oxygen. So this statement is false.
• Option 2: Glycolysis (step 1 of anaerobic respiration here) converts glucose to pyruvate, which is correct.
• Option 3: Pyruvate is converted to lactate to regenerate NAD⁺ from NADH, which is used in glycolysis, correct.
• Option 4: Anaerobic respiration (glycolysis in this case) produces 2 ATP, correct.

Answer:

A. This process generates oxygen for the lactate byproduct molecule