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Why is aerobic cellular respiration more efficient than anaerobic cellular respiration? What is often a by-product of anaerobic respiration?

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Aerobic cellular respiration generates much more ATP per molecule of glucose than anaerobic cellular respiration. Anaerobic respiration occurs under situations where there is no oxygen available and has a by-product of lactic acid!
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