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An anaerobic reaction is a chemical reaction that does not require oxygen to be present.

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What carries on anaerobic respiration?

Anaerobic respiration in humans carries on in the cytoplasm of cells when oxygen is scarce, producing lactic acid as a byproduct. In yeast and some microorganisms, anaerobic respiration produces ethanol or other byproducts.


Cardiac muscle cells can respire in aerobic and anaerobic environments?

Cardiac muscle cells can respire in both aerobic and anaerobic environments. However, the main difference is that the energy required by the cardiac muscle cells is obtained differently in the aerobic and anaerobic environments.


What happens in respiration reactions if no oxygen is present?

This is when anaerobic respiration takes place. It is respiration without using oxygen. However, when anaerobic respiration takes place, lactic acid is produced and accumulates until the muscles cannot work any more. This is why anaerobic respiration can not happen for very long. After anaerobic respiration, the person usually has to breathe heavily in order to break down the lactic acid and to 'pay back the oxygen debt'.


What is aneorobic?

Anaerobic refers to processes or organisms that occur in the absence of oxygen. In biology, anaerobic respiration is a type of energy production that occurs without oxygen, often resulting in byproducts like lactic acid or alcohol. Anaerobic organisms, such as certain bacteria and yeast, thrive in environments devoid of oxygen, utilizing alternative pathways to generate energy. This process is crucial in various applications, including fermentation and wastewater treatment.


Why is the efficiency of anaerobic pathways so low?

In the absence of oxygen, glycolysis soon stops unless there is an alternative acceptor for the electrons produced from the glycolytic pathway. The duration of the fermentation is limited by the toxic effects of the organic compound produced. Short term energy stores are rapidly depleted, lactic acid builds up, and exercise soon comes to a halt.

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If oxygen is not present in a reaction it is said to be a what?

anaerob


What is the reaction for anaerobic respiration?

c6H12O6 + 3hco3- + 3h+ >>> 6co2 + 3h20 + 3ch4


What are the materials needed in aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration?

In aerobic respiration, the materials needed are glucose (or other organic molecules), oxygen, and enzymes to catalyze the reaction. In anaerobic respiration, the materials needed are glucose (or other organic molecules) and enzymes to catalyze the reaction. Oxygen is not required for anaerobic respiration, and different types of anaerobic pathways may involve different materials such as nitrate or sulfate.


An environment where an anaerobic reaction takes place would always have?

An anaerobic environment would always have limited or no oxygen present. This can lead to the production of energy through processes such as fermentation or anaerobic respiration by organisms that do not rely on oxygen.


What is an anaerobic reaction?

An anaerobic reaction is a chemical process that occurs in the absence of oxygen. It involves the breakdown of organic compounds to release energy without the need for oxygen. Examples include fermentation in yeast cells and lactic acid production in muscle cells during intense exercise.


Yeast reaction with methylene blue?

yes,because yeast can undergo both ae reobic and anaerobic respiration.


Fermentation occurs in the absence of oxygen so what is it termed?

Fermentation that occurs in the absence of oxygen is called anaerobic fermentation. This process helps to generate energy from food sources without the need for oxygen, producing byproducts like ethanol or lactic acid.


Summarize the process of alcoholic fermentation in yeast?

Anaerobic respiration, namely alcoholic fermentation. This process is very similar to glycolysis, except for the fact that alcoholic fermentation replaces one enzyme with two enzymes that change pyruvic acid into ethanol and carbon dioxide.


A reaction that requires oxygen is called?

While many reactions involve oxygen, only combustion reactions require oxygen as a reactant.


What is the name of the reactions from respiration?

Link ReactionGlycolysisKrebs CycleOxidative phosphorylationIf its anaerobic pathway, only link reaction and glycolysis occurs.


Why doesnt the oxygen that diffuse into the thioglycolate broth inhibit the growth of anaerobic organisms?

Oxygen diffusing into the thioglycolate broth gets consumed by the chemical reaction between the thioglycolate and the oxygen. This reaction forms a gradient of oxygen concentration within the medium, creating an oxygen-free environment at the bottom of the tube where anaerobic organisms can grow.


What form of cellular energy is lactic acid fermentation reaction part of?

lactic acid is formed by anaerobic respiration when insufficient oxygen is present.