EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

RESPIRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where does anaerobic respiration occur?
A
glucose molecule
B
mitochondria
C
cytoplasm
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -While most aerobic respiration (with oxygen) takes place in the cell’s mitochondria, and anaerobic respiration (without oxygen) takes place within the cell’s cytoplasm.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anaerobic respiration is a type of cellular respiration where respiration takes place in the absence of oxygen. It takes place in the cytoplasm since most anaerobic cells do not have specialized organelles whereas aerobic respiration takes place in the mitochondria.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anaerobic respiration occurs in yeast. Yeast help in the fermentation of various products and that’s why carbon dioxide is released during the process.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anaerobic respiration (both glycolysis and fermentation) takes place in the fluid portion of the cytoplasm whereas the bulk of the energy yield of aerobic respiration takes place in the mitochondria. So, the correct answer is “Cytoplasm."

Detailed explanation-5: -The site of respiration is the cytoplasm initially where the breakdown of glucose into Acetyl CoA takes place. The next step of respiration occurs in mitochondria. The energy produced by respiration is used by living organisms to carry out other metabolic activities in the body.

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