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Describe the difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

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Aerobic respiration is a process that requires oxygen to produce a net of 36 molecules of ATP for every one molecule of glucose.

Anaerobic respiration is a process that does NOT require oxygen and produces a net of 2 molecules of ATP for every one molecule of glucose.
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