Aerobic respiration is more advantageous to a larger organism than anaerobic respiration because aerobic respiration ________________.

Does not require sunlight

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Produces oxygen as a waste and hydrogen

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Does not require molecular oxygen and hydrogen

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Releases more energy from an equal amount of nutrients

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Solution

The correct option is D Releases more energy from an equal amount of nutrients
Aerobic respiration is a type of respiration that produces energy in the presence of oxygen.
Aerobic respiration is more efficient than anaerobic respiration.
Aerobic respiration yields 36 - 38 ATP molecules; whereas anaerobic respiration yields approximately 2 ATP molecules from an equal amount of substrates.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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