Which are the two types of respiration?

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Solution

Aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration are the two types of respiration.

Aerobic respiration
Anaerobic respiration

When the breakdown of glucose occurs with the use of oxygen it is called aerobic respiration
When the breakdown of food that occurs without the use of oxygen is called anaerobic respiration.

Glucose → carbon dioxide + water + energy
Glucose → carbon dioxide + water + energy

E.g. Human beings, plants E.g. Bacteria, yeast

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Aerobic respiration	Anaerobic respiration
When the breakdown of glucose occurs with the use of oxygen it is called aerobic respiration	When the breakdown of food that occurs without the use of oxygen is called anaerobic respiration.
Glucose → carbon dioxide + water + energy	Glucose → carbon dioxide + water + energy
E.g. Human beings, plants	E.g. Bacteria, yeast