Respiration Flashcards

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What is Aerobic Respiration?

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Release of a relatively large amount of energy in cells by the breakdown of food substances in the presence of oxygen
Glucose+oxygen→carbondioxide+water

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What is Anaerobic Respiration?

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Release of a relatively small amount of energy by the breakdown of food substances in the absence of oxygen.

In Muscles: Glucose→Lactic Acid

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Disadvantages of Anaerobic Respiration

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Only produces 1/20 of the energy per glucose molecule that aerobic respiration would.
Produces poisonous lactic acid

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