RevisionMediumQuestion 10973
Question
Aerobic respiration gives much more ATP than fermentation mainly because:
- AIt includes complete oxidation and oxidative phosphorylationCorrect
- BIt skips pyruvate formation
- CIt avoids mitochondria
- DIt uses no coenzymes
Correct answer
It includes complete oxidation and oxidative phosphorylation
Explanation
Complete oxidation plus ETS-driven ATP synthesis provides much larger yield.