Compare and contrast aerobic and anaerobic pathways used by cells to extract energy from organic
molecules. Include the mechanism of ATP formation, the final electron acceptor, and the end products
in your comparison. What will be an ideal response?
In both aerobic and anaerobic pathways, electrons are transferred from glucose to NADH, and these
electrons pass down an electron transport chain that is linked to the formation of ATP via
chemiosmosis. Carbon dioxide is produced in both pathways. However, the final electron accepter in
the aerobic pathway is O2, which is converted to water. In the anaerobic pathway the final electron
acceptor is an inorganic molecule such as nitrate or sulfate, which in turn is converted to a more
reduced inorganic molecule.
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