Fermentation

Question 1

What are the two types of fermentation?

Answer 1

Alcoholic and lactic acid fermentation.

Question 2

how are the two types of fermentation diffrent?

Answer 2

Alcoholic fermentation only occurs in yeast/fungi and bacteria. Lactic acid fermentation occurs in muscle cells.

Question 3

what does alcoholic fermentation convert sugar into?

Answer 3

Alcoholic fermentation convers Sugar into energy with the byproduct of alcohol.

Question 4

what does lactic acid fermentation convert sugar into?

Answer 4

Converts sugars into energy with byproduct of lactic acid

Question 5

what is the chemical formula for Alcoholic fermentation?

Answer 5

Glucose → glycolysis ⇒ ethanol + CO2 + 2 ATP

Question 6

what is the chemical formula for lactic acid fermentation

Answer 6

Glucose → glycolysis ⇒ Lactic Acid +2 ATP

Question 7

what are the products of Alcoholic fermentation?

Answer 7

Ethanol (alcohol) carbon dioxide and ATP.

Question 8

what are the products of lactic acid fermentation?

Answer 8

Lactic acid and ATP.

Question 9

where do each reactions occur?

Answer 9

Latic acid fermentation occurs in the cytoplasm while alcoholic fermentation occurs in the cytosol (different things but same region).