What is the difference between aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration?
| Aerobic | Anaerobic |
|---|---|
| a. Takes place in the presence of oxygen as in most of the higher plants and animals. | a. Takes place in the absence of oxygen and is observed in microbes. |
| b Glucose sugar is completely oxidized to form CO2 and H2O | b. Glucose is incompletely oxidized to form ethyl alcohol and CO2 |
| c. Pyruvic acid is completely oxidized to form water and carbon dioxide during krebs cycle | c. Pyruvic acid is reduced to ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide as in yeast or directly reduced to lactate as in Lactic acid bacteria. |
| d. More amount of energy is produced. | d Less amount of energy is produced. |