Draw a comparison of aerobic and anaerobic respiration?
Difficulty: Easy
Difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration
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Properties Aerobic respiration anaerobic |
Anaerobic respiration |
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Presence of Oxygen |
Yes |
No |
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Number of ATP as net profit |
36 |
O2 |
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Final products |
CO2, H2O |
Lactic acid or Ethanol + CO2 |
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Site of occurrence |
Glycolysis in cytoplasm and Krebs cycle and electron transport chain in mitochondria |
In cytoplasm
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Importance |
Major source of energy for most organisms source |
Source of energy for anaerobic organisms Source of energy for aerobic organisms in short supply of O2 Source of many products (ethanol, cheese, etc) |
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