Consider the following chemical reactions which take place in different organisms/ tissues under various conditions:
- Glucose → Respiration → Respiration Ethanol + Carbon-dioxide + Energy.
- Glucose → Respiration → Respiration Carbon-dioxide + Water + Energy.
- Glucose → Respiration → Respiration Lactic acid + Energy.
- Name one organism which respires according to equation (i) above.
- Name one organism which respires according to equation (ii) above.
- When and where does respiration represented by equation (iii) above take place?
- Which equation/ equations represent aerobic respiration?
- Which equation/ equations represent anaerobic respiration?
- Which of the above reactions produces the maximum amount of energy?
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- Yeast shows anaerobic respiration.
- Humans show aerobic respiration.
- In humans beings, during high muscular activity, the respiration represented by equation (iii) occurs. It occurs in the muscle tissue.
- Equation (ii) represents aerobic respiration.
- Equation (i) represents anaerobic respiration.
- Aerobic respiration, i.e. the reaction represented by equation (ii), produces maximum amount of energy.
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