Aerobic+Respiration

=Aerobic Respiration= (pgs. 220-232 in textbook) = =

Aerobic Respiration is the process of cellular respiration in the presence of **free atmospheric oxygen.**

Aerobic respiration takes place in the **mitochondria**

What is the difference between aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration? -Anaerobic respiration is when glycolysis (the breakdown of glucose) is followed by a series of steps that take place in the abscence of oxygen, otherwise known as fermentation. -Aerobic respiration is when glycolysis is followed by a series of steps (the Kreb's cycle p. 227 in textbook) in the presence of oxygen.


 * Aerobic respiration produces 36 molecules of ATP***

Most of the time, cellular respiration is aerobic. It only becomes anaerobic when there is no oxygen present in the cell.


 * Look on pg. 222 for an overview of cellular respiration