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Why is less energy produced during anaerobic respiration than in aerobic respiration?

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Oxidation of glucose is incomplete

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During anaerobic respiration the oxidation of glucose is incomplete. The reaction therefore releases much less energy – around a nineteenth of the energy released during aerobic respiration. Only two ATP molecules ofchemical energy are produced in comparison with 38 molecules in aerobic respiration.

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