In the process of fermentation, what happens to pyruvate that is produced from glycolysis?

a. It enters the mitochondria where it is reduced to lactic acid
b. It remains in the cytoplasm and is converted to ethanol in plants
c. It enters the Kreb's cycle in the mitochondria
d. It loses an electron to NAD+ to form NADH


Ans: b. It remains in the cytoplasm and is converted to ethanol in plants

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