What is anaerobic respiration and aerobic respiration?

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Aerobic Respiration Anaerobic Respiration

Definition

Aerobic respiration uses oxygen. Anaerobic respiration is respiration without oxygen; the process uses a respiratory electron transport chain but does not use oxygen as the electron acceptors.

Cells that use it

Aerobic respiration occurs in most cells. Anaerobic respiration occurs mostly in prokaryotes like bacteria


Definition
Aerobic respiration uses oxygen.	Anaerobic respiration is respiration without oxygen; the process uses a respiratory electron transport chain but does not use oxygen as the electron acceptors.
Cells that use it
Aerobic respiration occurs in most cells.	Anaerobic respiration occurs mostly in prokaryotes like bacteria

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