The final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain during oxidative phosphorylation is __________.
A
pyruvate
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B
oxygen
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C
acetyl CoA
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D
ATP
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Solution
The correct option is B oxygen The final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain is oxygen. It accepts electrons from complex IV and picks up protons and gets reduced to water. In aerobic respiration, the role of oxygen is limited to the terminal stages of the process. The presence of oxygen is vital as it drives the whole process by removing hydrogens from the system.
Pyruvic acid is the end product of the glycolytic pathway.
Acetyl CoA is formed during oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate and it enters Krebs cycle.
ATP is the energy currency of the cell. The process of synthesis of ATP during respiration is called oxidative phosphorylation.