The final fate of glucose in yeast when it is deprived of oxygen:
Correct answer: D. Alcohol
- A. Lactate
- B. Pyruvate
- C. Acetaldehyde
- D. Alcohol
Explanation
In the absence of oxygen, yeast carries out alcoholic fermentation. Glucose is first converted to pyruvate, then to acetaldehyde, and finally reduced to ethanol (alcohol) as the end product.
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