By Team Aakash Byju's
Respiration is a chain of chemical reactions that enable all living things to produce the energy they need to survive.
Aerobic Respiration is the process of respiration that takes place in the presence of oxygen gas in order to produce energy from food.
Aerobic respiration is represented by the following reaction:
Mitochondria and Cytoplasm is the site of reaction for aerobic respiration.
The following are the several stages of aerobic respiration:
– Glycolysis – Formation of acetyl coenzyme A – Citric acid cycle – Electron Transport Chain
There is a complete breakdown of glucose during aerobic respiration and the energy released is high (38 ATP).
Anaerobic respiration is the process where lesser energy is liberated as a result of incomplete oxidation of food in the absence of oxygen.
Anaerobic respiration can be represented by the following reaction:
The Cytoplasm is the site of reaction for anaerobic respiration.
The different stages of anaerobic respiration are as follows:
– Glycolysis – Fermentation – Kreb cycle – Electron Transport Chain
There is an incomplete breakdown of glucose during anaerobic respiration and the energy released is low (2 ATP).
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