Question

Which of the following is a major difference between lactic acid and alcohol fermentation?

Answer 1

Both lactic acid and alcoholic fermentation begin with pyruvic acid and nadh. they are anaerobic processes that result in the production of energy in the absence of oxygen. So basically the two differences are that one makes ethanol and one makes lactic acid, and the other is that they are made by different species.

Alcohol fermentation requires aerobic conditions, while lactic acid fermentation requires anaerobic conditions.