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Select the correct sentence(s). a. The release of energy in the aerobic process is a lot greater than in the anaerobic process. b. ATP is broken down giving rise to a fixed amount of energy which can drive the endothermic reactions taking place in the cell. c. The pyruvate is converted into lactic acid which is also a three-carbon molecule.
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a, b and c
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a, b and c
The release of energy in aerobic respiration is significantly greater than in anaerobic respiration because glucose is completely broken down into carbon dioxide and water in the presence of oxygen. Additionally, pyruvate is converted into lactic acid (a three-carbon molecule) during anaerobic respiration in animal muscles, which is also a three-carbon molecule.
The release of energy in aerobic respiration is significantly greater than in anaerobic respiration because glucose is completely broken down into carbon dioxide and water in the presence of oxygen. Additionally, pyruvate is converted into lactic acid (a three-carbon molecule) during anaerobic respiration in animal muscles, which is also a three-carbon molecule.
Think of aerobic respiration like a modern high-efficiency wood stove that burns wood completely to extract maximum warmth, whereas anaerobic respiration is like smoldering wood in a pit that produces very little heat and leaves behind unburned byproducts like soot.
Aerobic = Air (Oxygen) = Abundant ATP; Anaerobic = Absence = Acid (Lactic) & 2 ATP.
C6тАЛH12тАЛO6тАЛ+6O2тАЛтЖТ6CO2тАЛ+6H2тАЛO+38┬аATP тАФ Aerobic Respiration
C6тАЛH12тАЛO6тАЛтЖТ2┬аLactic┬аAcid+2┬аATP тАФ Anaerobic Respiration in muscles
Aerobic respiration occurs in mitochondria and yields about 36 to 38 ATP per glucose molecule due to complete oxidation via the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain. Anaerobic respiration (glycolysis followed by fermentation) occurs in the cytoplasm and yields only 2 ATP per glucose molecule. In human muscle cells under oxygen debt, pyruvate is reduced to lactic acid (CH3тАЛCH(OH)COOH), which retains three carbon atoms just like pyruvic acid (CH3тАЛCOCOOH).
Aerobic respiration yields vastly more energy than anaerobic respiration.
ATP hydrolysis releases a fixed amount of cellular energy to drive endothermic reactions.
Pyruvate (3-C) is converted into lactic acid (also 3-C) in human muscle cells during rigorous
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