Anaerobic degradation is the breakdown of organic matter without the presence of oxygen. This process typically occurs in environments such as wetlands, landfills, and the gastrointestinal tract of certain animals. Anaerobic degradation produces byproducts such as methane and carbon dioxide.
C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy (ATP + heat)
Protein degradation occurs in the body primarily in the proteasomes, which are specialized structures within cells responsible for breaking down and recycling proteins that are no longer needed.
Some bacteria have the ability to break down cholesterol, a process known as cholesterol degradation. This process involves the conversion of cholesterol into simpler compounds that can be further metabolized by the bacteria for energy. Cholesterol degradation by bacteria plays a role in environmental processes, such as bioremediation of cholesterol-contaminated sites.
Soil degradation can negatively impact living organisms by reducing the availability of nutrients and water in the soil, leading to decreased growth and productivity of plants. It can also disrupt soil microbiota, affecting nutrient cycling and soil health. Additionally, soil degradation can result in the loss of habitat for soil-dwelling organisms, impacting biodiversity.
Intensive agriculture practices, such as soil tillage, irrigation, and heavy pesticide use, are responsible for most soil degradation in the prairies of the United States. These practices can lead to soil erosion, nutrient depletion, and loss of soil biodiversity, ultimately degrading the soil quality.
Aerobic
not in air
the game squash is an aerobic exercise because you are sprinting, and turning repetitively. an anerobic exercise is like long distance running.
The disadvantage is that anerobic respiration produces less energy than aerobic respiration, and as a result the organism grows at a much slower rate.
Anerobic contraction of muscles.
anerobic
it is classified as an anerobic exercise
in the cytoplasm
aerobic
respiration, which is either aerobic or anerobic
anerobic
Mitochondria are the site of aerobic respiration.Fermentation is a type of anerobic respiration.