Why does aerobic respiration yield far more ATP than fermentation?
- A
Glycolysis runs more times in aerobic conditions
- B
Aerobic conditions raise glucose concentration
- Ccheck_circle
Pyruvate can be fully oxidized via Krebs and ETC, capturing energy in many NADH/FADH2 used by ATP synthase
- D
Fermentation does not produce any NADH
Explanation
With O2, pyruvate is fully oxidized to CO2; the resulting NADH and FADH2 drive oxidative phosphorylation, multiplying ATP yield far beyond glycolysis alone.