Question

Name the products formed in plants and animals during anaerobic respiration.

Answer 1

Anaerobic respiration:

1. When the oxidation of food takes place in the absence of oxygen, it is called anaerobic respiration.
2. In the process, glucose is not completely oxidized to form carbon dioxide and water,
3. It is oxidized to produce ethyl alcohol or lactic acid.
4. Glucose is broken down into alcohol. During anaerobic respiration in animals, glucose is broken down to lactic acid in the absence of oxygen