Which statement represents an abiotic environmental factor in an ecosystem? the plant has flower buds every spring. the fish swim up the river to reproduce. the fox eats mice in the meadow. the lake bottom is lined with rocks.

How does the fermentation of pyruvic acid in cells contribute to the formation of atp? a. it completes the oxidation of glucose to co2, creating atp. b. it generates lactic acid, which cycles back through the krebs cycle, producing 2 atp molecules. c. it converts fadh2 to phosphate, which bonds with adp. d. it produces 2 nad+ molecules, which cycle back to fuel the glycolysis reaction, allowing 2 atp molecules to be produced.