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Why lactic acid fermentation is considered a type of Anaerobic respiration, when both of them are different things.

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Answer:

Lactic acid fermentation is a type of anaerobic respiration

(or fermentation) that breaks down sugars to produce

energy in the form of ATP. It is called anaerobic because it

occurs in the absence of oxygen . Lactic acid is generated

as a byproduct of this reaction, which is what gives this

type of fermentation its name.

and also Lactic acid fermentation is the type of anaerobic

respiration carried out by yogurt bacteria (Lactobacillus

and others)

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