Question

In mammals, mature red blood cells do not have mitochondria. Instead of using oxygen to help produce ATP, they use a form of anaerobic respiration known as lactic acid fermentation to form ATP.

What is true about the amount of ATP produced by this process?

Question 2 options:

A)
Because lactic acid fermentation is an aerobic process the amount of ATP produced would be at a high level.


B)
Without using oxygen, the amount of ATP is lower than with aerobic respiration.


C)
There is no ATP produced by this process.

Answer 1

B