About Lesson
Application of Anaerobic Respiration
- Baking bread.
- Brewing alcohol.
- Biogas production.
- Treatment of sewage.
- Making of compost manure.
- Production of organic acids; e.g. vinegar (ethanoic acid), citric acid, oxalic acids
Differences between Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration
| Aerobic respiration | Anaerobic respiration |
| Oxygen is necessary. | Oxygen is not required. |
| Higher amounts of energy produced. | Lower amounts of energy produced. |
| Substrate is completely broken down. | Substrate is not completely broken down. |
| End products are water and carbon (IV) oxide. | End products are alcohol and CO2 in plants and lactic acid in animals. |
| Water molecules are produced. | Water molecules are not produced. |