Question

Explain in detail about the pathways in anaerobic respiration.

Answer 1

Glycolysis means 'splitting of sugar' . It takes place in all organisms, in the cytoplasm of the cell. It is the first stage of respiration- both aerobic and anaerobic. After glycolysis, its product (pyruvate) gets converted into different compounds depending on whether further reactions takes place in the presence or absence of oxygen.

Glycolysis is the last energy producing stage in case oxygen is absent or in low supply, and in cells that lack mitochondria. After glycolysis, further anaerobic reactions produce different products like lactic acid or ethanol in different situations.

This step completes the anaerobic respiraof glucose.