Question

Glycolysis is aerobic or anaerobic respiration?
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Answer 1

breakdown of glucose in the present of air. glucose convert into glycogen and further stored

Answer 2

In simple words, glycolysis is a process that coverts glucose into energy.

The major difference between aerobic and anaerobic glycolysis is the presence or absence of oxygen. If oxygen is present during glycolysis, the process is termed as aerobic glycolysis, and if it is absent, then the process is anaerobic glycolysis.

The next difference involves by-products of the process. Aerobic glycolysis has carbon dioxide and water as by-products, while anaerobic glycolysis has different by-products in plants and animals; ethyl alcohol in plants, and lactic acid in animals.

The human body utilizes both aerobic and anaerobic glycolysis during exercise. Aerobic glycolysis produces pyruvate at the end of glycolysis while anaerobic glycolysis produces lactate. Aerobic glycolysis generates more ATP than what is generated by anaerobic glycolysis.

We can conclude that glycolysis is both anaerobic or aerobic depending on the availability of oxygen.