Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition by Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Exercise 30

Critical thinking is the ability to reason and solve problems using facts and concepts. These questions can be approached from a number of angles and, in most cases, they do not have a single correct answer.
a. Compare the main reactions of aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration, and fermentation in a diagram.
b. What are the final electron acceptors in aerobic, anaerobic, and fermentative metabolism How many ATPs are produced in each process, explaining why this value varies among these biochemical reactions.