If an aerobic organism stopped taking in oxygen gas,which of the following processes would stop first?
A) the splitting of glucose into two pyruvates
B) the reduction of NAD+ to NADH
C) the release of carbon dioxide
D) electron transfer phosphorylation
E) the initiation of the Krebs Cycle

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Electron transfer phosphorylation relies on the presence of oxygen as the final electron acceptor. Without oxygen, this process would no longer occur, leading to a decrease in ATP production. The other options would continue to occur to some degree even in the absence of oxygen, as they are involved in different stages of cellular respiration.

If an Aerobic Organism Stopped Taking in Oxygen Gas,which of the Following