What is Anaeboric Respiration???
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anaerobic respiration is respiration using electron acceptor other than molecular oxygen (O2), who this terminal electron receptors have smaller reduction potential then O2 meaning that less energy is released per oxide molecule. therefore generally, speaking anaerobic respiration is less efficient than anaerobic respiration.
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Anaerobic respiration is respiration using electron acceptors other than molecular oxygen (O2). Although oxygen is not the final electron acceptor, the process still uses a respiratory electron transport chain.
In aerobic organisms undergoing respiration, electrons are shuttled to an electron transport chain, and the final electron acceptor is oxygen. Molecular oxygen is a highly oxidizing agent and, therefore, is an excellent electron acceptor. In anaerobes, other less-oxidizing substances such as sulphate (SO42−), nitrate (NO3−), sulphur (S), or fumarate are used. These terminal electron acceptors have smaller reduction potentials than O2, meaning that less energy is released per oxidized molecule. Therefore, generally speaking, anaerobic respiration is less efficient than aerobic.