Which statement is most likely to be true concerning obligate anaerobes?
A) These organisms can use oxygen if it is present in their environment.
B) These organisms cannot use oxygen as their final electron acceptor.
C) These organisms carry out fermentation for at least 50% of their ATP production.
D) Most of these organisms are vegetative fungi.
E) None of the above.

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Obligate anaerobes cannot survive in the presence of oxygen and therefore cannot use it as their final electron acceptor during cellular respiration. They rely on other molecules such as nitrate or sulfate as electron acceptors.

Which Statement Is Most Likely to Be True Concerning Obligate