If a disorder affects the ability of the ETC to donate electrons to oxygen, the compound most likely to increase in someone is:
A Lactic Acid
B Phospholipids
C Alanine
D CO2
I was able to cross off B and C. I thought that if ETC can't give electrons to oxygen, then the amount of ATP made decreases however, since oxygen is still present, the cellular respiration process would still continue up until the TCA and so CO2 increases. Would the TCA not happen because of the build up of NADH and the process would revert to glycolysis/fermentation even though oxygen is still present?
The correct answer is A
A Lactic Acid
B Phospholipids
C Alanine
D CO2
I was able to cross off B and C. I thought that if ETC can't give electrons to oxygen, then the amount of ATP made decreases however, since oxygen is still present, the cellular respiration process would still continue up until the TCA and so CO2 increases. Would the TCA not happen because of the build up of NADH and the process would revert to glycolysis/fermentation even though oxygen is still present?
The correct answer is A