Question

What advantage over an aquatic organism does a terrestrial organism have with regard to obtaining oxygen for respiration?​

Answer 1

Answer :

At first glucose (6 carbon molecules) is broken in the cytoplasm of cells of all organisms. This process yields a 3 carbon molecule compound called pyruvate.

At first glucose (6 carbon molecules) is broken in the cytoplasm of cells of all organisms. This process yields a 3 carbon molecule compound called pyruvate.Further break down of pyruvate takes place in different manners in different organisms.

At first glucose (6 carbon molecules) is broken in the cytoplasm of cells of all organisms. This process yields a 3 carbon molecule compound called pyruvate.Further break down of pyruvate takes place in different manners in different organisms. Breakdown of Glucose

→ Anaerobic Respiration: This process takes place in absence of oxygen, e.g. in yeast during fermentation. In this case pyruvate is converted into ethanol and carbon dioxide.

→ Aerobic Respiration: In aerobic respiration, breakdown of pyruvate takes place in presence of oxygen to give rise 3 molecules of carbon dioxide and water. The release of energy in aerobic respiration is much more than anaerobic respiration.

→ Lack of Oxygen: Sometimes, when there is lack of oxygen, especially during vigorous activity, in our muscles, pyruvate is converted into lactic acid (3 carbon molecule compounds). Formation of lactic acid in muscles causes cramp.

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Answer 2

Terrestrial organism take up oxygen from the atmosphere whereas aquatic organism obtain oxygen from water air contains more O2 compared to water scenes content of O2 in air is high the Terrestrial animals do not have to breath faster to get more oxygen