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Compare and contrast aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration, and fermentation.

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Aerobic respiration is the type of cellular respiration that takes place in the presence of oxygen.

Anaerobic respiration is the type of cellular respiration that takes place in the absence of oxygen.

Fermentation is the process of chemical reaction in which sugar gets converted into carbon dioxide and ethanol induced by micro-organisms.

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Aerobic respiration is found in all higher animals and plants.

Anaerobic respiration is found in micro-organisms but rarely in higher organisms.

Fermentation is found in bacteria and some other higher animals (muscle cells in humans).

Aerobic respiration take place in the cytoplasm (glycolysis) and mitochondria (Krebs cycle and electron transport chain).

Anaerobic respiration takes places only in the cytoplasm.

Fermentation belongs to the anaerobic respiration and it takes place in the cytoplasm only.

Aerobic respiration produces 36 ATPs per glucose molecule.

Anaerobic respiration produces 2 ATPs per glucose molecule.

Fermentation produces 2 ATPs per glucose molecule.

Aerobic respiration: carbon dioxide and water.

Anaerobic respiration: lactic acid in animals; carbon dioxide and ethanol in plants or yeast.

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