ETS Faculty TrapHardQuestion 10978
Question
The final role of oxygen in aerobic respiration is to:
- AAccept electrons and protons to form waterCorrect
- BSplit glucose in glycolysis
- CConvert pyruvate into ethanol
- DDirectly phosphorylate glucose
Correct answer
Accept electrons and protons to form water
Explanation
Oxygen keeps electron transport running by serving as the terminal electron acceptor.