Final answer:
The false statement about anaerobic respiration is that it involves glycolysis only. In fact, anaerobic respiration includes glycolysis and fermentation, where pyruvate is converted into other substances like lactic acid, allowing for ATP production when oxygen is not available.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement about anaerobic respiration that is false is: d) It involves glycolysis only. This is because anaerobic respiration includes not only the process of glycolysis but also subsequent reactions that regenerate NAD+ from NADH, allowing glycolysis to continue.
During anaerobic respiration, pyruvate resulting from glycolysis is converted into other substances such as lactic acid in humans, through a process called fermentation. Therefore, statement d) is incorrect because anaerobic respiration involves both glycolysis and fermentation. While fermentation doesn't involve the Krebs cycle (TCA) or the electron transport chain (ETC), it is still considered a part of the anaerobic respiration process following glycolysis.
While fermentation uses an organic molecule as the final electron acceptor, anaerobic respiration in general can use either organic or inorganic molecules to accept the electrons, contrasting with aerobic respiration where oxygen is the final electron acceptor.