Question

Fill in the blanks.
In both lactic acid and alcoholic fermentation not much energy is released; less than .…a…. percent of the energy in glucose is released out and not all of it is trapped in high energy bonds.
Yeast poison themselves to death when the concentration of alcohol reaches about …b… percent.
3. The complete oxidation of pyruvate by the stepwise removal of all the hydrogen atoms, leaves …c… molecules of $C{O}_2$.
4. During the conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA …d… molecules of NADH are produced from the metabolism of one molecule of pyruvic acid.

Answer 1

The statements are:
In both lactic acid and alcoholic fermentation not much energy is released; less than …7… percent of the energy in glucose is released out and not all of it is trapped in high energy bonds.
Yeast poison themselves to death when the concentration of alcohol reaches about …13… percent.
3. The complete oxidation of pyruvate by the stepwise removal of all the hydrogen atoms, leaves …3… molecules of $C{O}_2$.
4. During the conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA …1… molecules of NADH are produced from the metabolism of one molecule of pyruvic acid.
Final answer:
(d) a-7, b-13. c-3, d-1