5.7.10 Energy Yield of Aerobic vs Anaerobic Respiration Flashcards
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What is the difference in energy yield between the two?
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In cells there is a much greater energy yield from respiration in aerobic conditions than in anaerobic conditions
In anaerobic respiration glucose is only partially oxidised meaning only some of its chemical potential energy is released and transferred to ATP
The only ATP producing reaction that continues is glycolysis (~2 ATP)
As there is no oxygen to act as the final electron acceptor none of the reactions within the mitochondria can take place
The stages that take place inside the mitochondria produce much more ATP than glycolysis alone (~36 ATP)
