Distinguish between, Anaerobic respiration and aerobic respiration.
S. no. | Aerobic respiration | Anaerobic respiration |
1. | It occurs in the presence of oxygen. | It occurs in the absence of oxygen. |
2. | Zymase complex enzyme is not necessary. | Zymase complex enzyme is necessary. |
3. | Complete oxidation of glucose takes place. | Incomplete oxidation of glucose takes place without zymase enzyme. |
4. | It takes place in all living organisms. | It takes place in higher plants. |
5. | The end products of glucose are H2O and CO2. It can be explained by the following equation: C6H12O6+6O2-----6CO2+6H2O+686K.CAL | The end products of glucose are C2H5OH and CO2. It can be explained by the following equation: C6H12O6 ---------- 2C2H5OH+2CO2+ENERGY |