Question
Aerobic respiration and Anaerobic respiration

Answer

Aerobic respiration Anaerobic respiration
(a) It takes place in higher organisms. It takes place in lower organisms.
(b) It takes place in cytoplasm and mitochondria. It takes place in cytoplasm.
(c) It involves the participation of free molecular oxygen. It does not involve participation of free molecular oxygen.
(d) Oxidation of food is complete. Oxidation of food is incomplete.
(e) It produces $C0_2$ and $H_20.$ It produces $C0_2$ and $C_2H_5OH.$
(f) It releases more energy, i.e. 38 ATP. It releases less energy, i.e. 2 ATP.
(g) Overall equation:
$C_6H_{12}0_6 + 60_2 \rightarrow 6C0_2 + 6H_20 +$ Energy
Overall equation:
$C_6H_{12}0_6 \rightarrow 2C_2H_5 OH + 2C0_2 +$ Energy

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