Aerobic And Anaerobic Respiration - Major Differences - Byju's

Anaerobic means “without air”. Therefore, this type of cellular respiration does not use oxygen to produce energy. Sometimes there is not enough oxygen around ... BiologyBiologyArticleAerobicAnaerobicRespiration AerobicAndAnaerobicRespiration Cellularrespirationisaprocessthattakesplaceinsidethecellswhereenergyisreleasedbythebreakdownofglucosemolecules.Theprocesscanbeconvenientlydividedintotwocategoriesbasedontheusageofoxygen,namelyaerobicandanaerobicrespiration. TableofContents Differences Aerobic Anaerobic Conclusion Letushavealookatthemajordifferencebetweenaerobicandanaerobicrespiration. DifferenceBetweenAerobicand AnaerobicRespiration Theprimarydifferencebetweenaerobicandanaerobicrespirationisthepresenceorabsenceofoxygenduringtheprocesses.Moredetaileddifferencesarebetweenthetwoareasfollows: AerobicRespiration AnaerobicRespiration Oxygenispresentwhenthisformofrespirationtakesplace. Oxygenisabsentwhenthisformofrespirationtakesplace. Gasesareexchangedinthisformofrespiration. Gasesarenotexchangedinthisformofrespiration. Itcanbefoundinthecytoplasmandthemitochondria. Itcanbefoundonlyinthecytoplasm. Glucosebreaksdownintocarbondioxideandwater. Glucosebreaksdownintoethylalcohol,carbondioxideandenergy. Allhigherorganismssuchasmammalshavethistypeofrespiration. Lowerorganismssuchasbacteriaandyeastusethistype.Inotherorganisms,itoccursduringheavyactivities. However,itisamisconceptionthathumansandothermulticellularorganismsuseonlyaerobicrespiration.Thisisdisprovenbythefactthatourmuscles,duringvigorousexercises,undergoanaerobic respiration,wherelacticacidisproducedasthewaste-byproductinsteadofcarbondioxide. AlsoRead: DifferencebetweenGlycolysisandKrebsCycle AerobicandAnaerobicRespiration WhatisAerobicRespiration? Asalreadystated,cellularrespirationcanbeoftwotypes:aerobicandanaerobic.Aerobicmeans“withair”.Therefore,aerobicrespirationistheprocessofcellularrespirationthatusesoxygentoproduceenergyfromfood.Thistypeofrespirationiscommoninmostoftheplantsandanimals,includinghumans,birdsandothermammals. Discover:HowPlantsRespire Whilebreathing,weinhaleairthatcontainsoxygenandweexhaleairrichincarbondioxide.Aswebreathein,theoxygen-richairistransportedtoallthepartsofourbodyandultimatelytoeachcell.Insidethecell,thefood,whichcontainsglucose,isbrokendownintocarbondioxideandwaterwiththehelpofoxygen.Theprocessofbreakingdownthefoodparticlesreleasesenergy,whichisthenutilizedbyourbody.Theenergyreleasedviaaerobicrespirationhelpsplantsandanimals,includingus,grow. Theprocesscanbesimplyexplainedwiththehelpofthefollowingequation: Glucose+Oxygen→Carbondioxide+Water+Energy Aerobicrespirationisacontinuousprocessandithappensallthetimeinsidethecellsofanimalsandplants. WhatisAnaerobicRespiration? Anaerobicmeans“withoutair”.Therefore,thistypeofcellularrespirationdoesnotuseoxygentoproduceenergy. Sometimesthereisnotenoughoxygenaroundforsomeorganismstorespire,buttheystillneedtheenergytosurvive. Duetolackofoxygen,theycarryoutrespirationintheabsenceofoxygentoproducetheenergytheyrequire,whichisreferredtoasanaerobicrespiration.Anaerobicrespirationusuallyoccursinlowerplantsandmicroorganisms.Intheabsenceofoxygen,theglucosederivedfromfoodisbrokendownintoalcoholandcarbondioxidealongwiththeproductionofenergy. FurtherReading:Fermentation:AnaerobicRespiration  Glucose→Alcohol+Carbondioxide+Energy Anaerobicrespirationisalsousedbymulti-cellularorganisms,likeus,asatemporaryresponsetooxygen-lessconditions.Duringheavyorintensiveexercisesuchasrunning,sprinting,cyclingorweightlifting,ourbodydemandshighenergy.Asthesupplyofoxygenislimited,themusclecellsinsideourbodyresorttoanaerobicrespirationtofulfiltheenergydemand. Howdoyoufeelwhenyouexercisetoomuch?Haveyoueverwonderedwhyyougetthosemusclecrampswhenyourunveryfast?Anaerobicrespirationistheculprittobeblamed.Crampsoccurwhenmusclecellsrespireanaerobically.Partialbreakdownofglucose,duetolackofoxygen,produceslacticacidandtheaccumulationoflacticacidcausesmusclecramps.Thatiswhyahotshowerafterheavysportsrelievethecrampsasitimprovesbloodcirculationinthebody,whichinturnenhancesthesupplyofoxygentothecells. Glucose→Lacticacid+Energy Anaerobicrespirationproducesarelativelylesseramountofenergyascomparedtoaerobicrespiration,asglucoseisnotcompletelybrokendownintheabsenceofoxygen. In-DepthReading: CellularRespiration:AerobicVsAnaerobic Conclusion Thefundamentaldifferencebetweenaerobicandanaerobic respirationistheusageofoxygenintheprocessofcellularrespiration.Aerobicrespiration,asthenamesuggests,istheprocessofproducingtheenergyrequiredbycellsusingoxygen.Theby-productofthisprocessproducescarbondioxidealongwithATP–theenergycurrencyofthecells.Anaerobicrespirationissimilartoaerobicrespiration,except,theprocesshappenswithoutthepresenceofoxygen.Consequently,theby-productsofthisprocessarelacticacidandATP. Contrarytopopularbelief,multicellularorganisms,includinghumans,use anaerobicrespirationtoproduceenergy,thoughthisonlyhappenswhenthemusclesdonotgetadequateoxygenduetoextremelyvigorousactivities. Tolearnmoreaboutaerobicandanaerobicrespiration,oranyotherrelatedtopic,exploreBYJU’SBiology. FurtherReading: Putrefaction BreathinginOtherAnimals FrequentlyAskedQuestionsWhatisRespiration? Respirationisabiochemicalprocesswhichiscommoninalllivingorganisms.Inthisprocess,thereisthemovementofairinandoutofthelungs. ListoutthedifferenttypesofRespiration? TherearetwotypesofRespiration: AerobicRespiration—Takesplaceinthepresenceofoxygen. AnaerobicRespiration–Takesplaceintheabsenceofoxygen. Whatistheoverallequationofaerobiccellularrespiration? Theequationforaerobiccellularrespirationis: C6H12O6+6O2————–>6CO2+6H2O+ATP ListoutthedifferenttypesofAnaerobicRespiration? Therearetwomain typesofanaerobicrespiration: Alcoholicfermentation Lacticacidfermentation. NamethedifferentstagesofAerobicRespiration? ThethreestagesofAerobicCellularRespirationare: Glycolysis TheKrebscycle Oxidativephosphorylation. Wheredoestheaerobicandanaerobicrespirationoccurinthecell? Inthecell,Aerobicrespirationoccurswithinthemitochondriaofacell,andtheanaerobicrespirationoccurswithinthecytoplasmofacell. LearnMorethroughQuiz Q5 PutyourunderstandingofthisconcepttotestbyansweringafewMCQs.Click‘StartQuiz’tobegin! 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