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Anaerobic decomposition or anaerobic digestion.

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What is the breaking down of food molecules without the use of oxygen?

Anaerobic digestion


What is oxygen in photosynthesis used for?

Oxygen is not use.Oxygen is produced in photosynthesis when breaking of water molecules to obtain electrons.


What is the difference of water molecules separating and breaking apart?

Water molecules separating means they are spreading, or in other words, the water is evaporating. When they are breaking apart, the hydrogen and oxygen are separating.


What is the process that releases energy by breaking down food molecules in the precence of oxygen?

fermentation


Is the process that releases energy by breaking down food molecules in the presence of oxygen?

Respiration


What is the process that release energy by breaking down food molecules in the presence of oxygen?

cellular respiration


What do you call the release of energy from food molecules in the absence of oxygen?

The release of energy from food molecules in the absence of oxygen is called anaerobic respiration. When there is oxygen present it is called aerobic respiration.


Does flammability of oxygen depends on the no of its molecules?

Oxygen is not flammable; but because oxygen is an oxidizing agent burning is not possible without oxygen.


How many molecules are there in oxygen?

This cannot be answered without knowing how much oxygen there is. ===== Each molecule of oxygen consists of two atoms of oxygen.


Which carbohydrates are molecules?

Carbohydrates molecules are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. If it had only carbon and hydrogen (and no oxygen) it would be called a hydrocarbon.


Why does glycolysis depend on oxygen?

Glycolysis does not depend on oxygen. It is the anaerobic part of cellular respiration and can produce 2 molecules of ATP without oxygen.


The release of energy from food molecules in the abscence of oxygen is called?

fermentation