AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -What is Anaerobic Respiration ? Anaerobic means “without air”. Therefore, this type of cellular respiration does not use oxygen to produce energy. Sometimes there is not enough oxygen around for some organisms to respire, but they still need the energy to survive.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anaerobic bacteria are germs that can survive and grow where there is no oxygen. For example, it can thrive in human tissue that is injured and does not have oxygen-rich blood flowing to it. Infections like tetanus and gangrene are caused by anaerobic bacteria.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anaerobes are microorganisms that don’t require oxygen in order to survive or proliferate. Instead of oxygen, anaerobic organisms use electron acceptors such as nitrate or sulfate and other inorganic acceptors that have a lower reduction potential than oxygen, thus resulting in less efficient respiration.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two types of cellular respiration (see Cellular Respiration concept): aerobic and anaerobic. One occurs in the presence of oxygen (aerobic), and one occurs in the absence of oxygen (anaerobic).

Detailed explanation-5: -Glycolysis: In the absence of oxygen, cells generate ATP through glycolysis, which is a common process in both aerobic and anaerobic respiration.