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What are 2 pathways of respiration?
The two pathways of respiration are aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration. Aerobic respiration occurs in the presence of oxygen and produces more ATP, while anaerobic respiration occurs in the absence of oxygen and produces less ATP.
Is aerobic respiration a metabolic activity?
Yes, aerobic respiration is a metabolic activity that involves breaking down glucose to produce ATP in the presence of oxygen. It is a crucial process for generating energy in cells.
What are the two major metabolic processes that are considered respiration?
Anaerobic and aerobic
What is metabolic by product of aerobic respiration?
The metabolic byproduct of aerobic respiration is carbon dioxide. It is produced as a waste product when cells break down glucose in the presence of oxygen to generate energy.
Which pathways rely on the presence of oxygen?
Aerobic pathways, such as cellular respiration, rely on the presence of oxygen to generate energy in the form of ATP. In the absence of oxygen, cells can switch to anaerobic pathways like fermentation, which are less efficient in generating ATP.
What is the theoretical ATP yield of aerobic respiration?
The theoretical ATP yield of aerobic respiration is 36-38 ATP molecules per glucose molecule. This occurs through a series of metabolic pathways such as glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation in the mitochondria.
What are the 3 metabolic pathways and which are aerobic?
The three metabolic pathways are glycolysis, the citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle), and the electron transport chain. Glycolysis can occur in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The citric acid cycle and electron transport chain are aerobic processes that require oxygen to generate ATP efficiently.
What metabolic process is necessary for aerobic and anaerobic respiration to take place?
Glycolysis
What is a metabolic pathways?
Really the "metabolic pathway" is usually referred to as Cellular Respiration. This is the process by which a cell breaks down macromolecules in order to produce energy. In aerobic respiration (involving oxygen), this would include: Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation (ATP Synthase). In anaerobic respiration, this would include just Glycolysis and Fermentation. Aerobic respiration produces far more energy (ATP is the main energy currency of a cell) than anaerobic respiration.
What is geomicrobiology?
Microbes have more metabolic pathways than all multicellular organisms -Anaerobic vs. Aerobic
What is geobiology?
Microbes have more metabolic pathways than all multicellular organisms -Anaerobic vs. Aerobic
Why did anaerobic respiration developed first?
Anaerobic respiration likely evolved first because ancient prokaryotic organisms lived in environments with low oxygen levels. These organisms needed a way to generate energy without oxygen, leading to the development of anaerobic respiration pathways. It was a simpler and more ancient metabolic process compared to aerobic respiration.
