Biology

Analyze the gas exchange in different types of respiration:

Aerobic respiration:

The chemical equation for aerobic respiration when glucose is the substrate is . In this process, the ratio of the amount of CO₂ released to the amount of O₂ absorbed is 1:1. So, if only aerobic respiration is occurring, the amount of CO₂ released will be equal to the amount of O₂ absorbed. Thus, the cell is not likely undergoing only aerobic respiration when the amount of CO₂ released is greater than the amount of O₂ absorbed.

Lactic acid fermentation:

The equation for lactic acid fermentation is

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