What makes aerobic organisms aerobic? They need to breathe. They use oxidative phosphorylation. Reduction of oxygen to useful water molecules takes place. The final acceptor in the electron-transport chain is oxygen. Oxygen is the prevailing gas in the atmosphere.
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In this process, the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain is oxygen. Since oxygen is the prevailing gas in the atmosphere, aerobic organisms need to breathe in order to obtain the necessary oxygen for their metabolic processes. Show more…
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