An energy generation process in which organic compounds act as both electron donors and terminal electron acceptor in a microbe is called
An energy generation process in which organic compounds act as both electron donors and terminal electron acceptor in a microbe is called
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Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation
Fermentation (substrate-level phosphorylation, anaerobic): a catabolic process in which: Organic compounds serve as BOTH electron donors (substrate being oxidised — e.g. glucose → pyruvate) AND terminal electron acceptors (the substrate or its derivative accepts electrons — e.g. pyruvate → lactate by LDH; acetaldehyde → ethanol by ADH). No external electron acceptor (O, NO, SO) is required. Net ATP from fermentation is substrate-level only (2 ATP from glycolysis). NADis regenerated by the terminal reduction step, allowing glycolysis to continue. Aerobic respiration uses Oas terminal electron acceptor. Photosynthesis uses light. Biomass formation is a result, not a mechanism. Anaerobic respiration uses external inorganic acceptors (not organic) — distinct from fermentation.