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Yeast is able to respire both aerobically and anaerobically.Which statement describes the waste products of yeast respiration?A. Aerobic respiration produces alcohol as one of its waste products.B. Aerobic respiration produces three times as much carbon dioxide as anaerobicrespiration from one molecule of glucose.C. Anaerobic respiration and aerobic respiration both produce the same amount ofcarbon dioxide from one molecule of glucose.D. Anaerobic respiration produces three times as much carbon dioxide as aerobicrespiration from one molecule of glucose.

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Yeast is able to respire both aerobically and anaerobically.Which statement describes the waste products of yeast respiration?A. Aerobic respiration produces alcohol as one of its waste products.B. Aerobic respiration produces three times as much carbon dioxide as anaerobicrespiration from one molecule of glucose.C. Anaerobic respiration and aerobic respiration both produce the same amount ofcarbon dioxide from one molecule of glucose.D. Anaerobic respiration produces three times as much carbon dioxide as aerobicrespiration from one molecule of glucose.

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The correct statement is: "Aerobic respiration produces alcohol as one of its waste products." This statement is incorrect. In yeast, aerobic respiration (respiration in the presence of oxygen) produces carbon dioxide and water as waste products, not alcohol.

Anaerobic respiration (also known as fermentation in the case of yeast), which occurs in the absence of oxygen, produces alcohol (ethanol) and carbon dioxide as waste products.

Therefore, none of the provided statements accurately describe the waste products of yeast respiration.

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