The metabolic processes called fermentation

A. produce substrates for the Citric acid cycle.
B. are alternatives for the pentose phosphate pathway.
C. use an organic molecule as a final electron acceptor.
D. occur only when oxygen is readily available.
E. produce substrates for glycolysis.


Answer: C

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