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If given the choice of using oxygen or not, which should a facultative anaerobe perform?

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a) use oxygen since aerobic metabolism provides more atp per molecule of carbohydrate broken down than anerobic metabolism

b) not use oxygen because it doesnt tolerate oxygen well

c)use oxygen because aerobic metabolism is easier

d) it doesnt matter both will produce same results

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  1. I would say A.  Facultative anaerobes can produce ATP in either the presence or absence of oxygen, but more ATP is produced by these organisms when they do use oxygen.

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