In the absence of oxygen, suppose a single yeast cell undergoes fermentation and uses 100 molecules of glucose. How many molecules of ATP will be generated?

Name: In the absence of oxygen, suppose a single yeast cell undergoes fermentation and uses 100 molecules of glucose. How many molecules of ATP will be generated?
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In fermentation, each glucose molecule produces 2 ATP molecules. Therefore, 100 glucose molecules will produce 200 ATP molecules (100 x 2 = 200).

In the Absence of Oxygen, Suppose a Single Yeast Cell