Question
Aerobic respiration and fermentation.
| Aerobic respiration | Fermentation |
| 1. It takes place in higher organisms. | It takes place in both higher and lower organisms. |
| 2. It takes place in cytoplasm and mitochondria | It takes place in cytoplasm. |
| 3. It involves the participation of free molecular oxygen. | It does not involve participation of free molecular oxygen. |
| 4. It involves many steps – glycolysis, link reaction, Krebs cycle and ETS. | It involves only glycolysis, decarboxylation and reduction, (alcoholic fermentation) |
| 5. Oxidation of food is complete. | Oxidation of food is incomplete. |
| 6. It produces $CO_2$ and $H_2O.$ | It produces either ethanol or lactic acid and $CO_2$ depending upon the type of fermentation. |
| 7. It releases more energy, i.e. $38$ ATP. | It releases less energy, i.e. $2$ ATP. |
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