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Question
Compare Aerobic respiration and Anaerobic respiration.
Distinguish Between
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Solution
| No. | Aerobic respiration | Anaerobic respiration |
| 1. | It takes place in higher organisms. | It takes place in lower organisms. |
| 2. | It takes place in cytoplasm and mitochondria. | It takes place in cytoplasm. |
| 3. | It involves the participation of free molecular oxygen. | It does not involve participation of free molecular oxygen. |
| 4. | Oxidation of food is complete. | Oxidation of food is incomplete. |
| 5. | It produces CO2 and H2O. | It produces CO2 and C2H5OH. |
| 6. | It releases more energy, i.e. 38 ATP. | It releases less energy, i.e. 2 ATP. |
| 7. | Overall equation: \[\ce{C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy}\] | Overall equation: \[\ce{C6H12O6 -> 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 + Energy}\] |
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