Question

List the similarities and differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

Accepted Answer

The similarities between aerobic and anaerobic respiration, is that they both use glucose as the starting molecule. This is called the substrate. In addition, both aerobic and anaerobic respiration produces ATP.

However, aerobic respiration produces a lot more ATP compared to anaerobic respiration. (ATP is the energy source that cells use, to drive all the different processes that we need to survive).

Anaerobic respiration also involves the production of products different from aerobic respiration like lactic acid or alcohol. This means that glucose goes through different processes in anaerobic and aerobic respiration, also producing a difference in the amount of ATP.

List the similarities and differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

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