Which is required for both anaerobic respiration and aerobic respiration?

Biology · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Correct answer is : Both begin with glycolysis.
Both occur in mitochondria.
Both require oxygen to proceed.
Both end with the electron transport chain.

Both begin with glycolysis. 

Cellular respiration is a process that takes place inside the cells where energy is released by the breakdown of glucose molecules. The process can be conveniently divided into two categories based on the usage of oxygen, namely aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Aerobic respiration, which takes place in the presence of oxygen, evolved after oxygen was added to Earth’s atmosphere. This type of respiration is useful today because the atmosphere is now 21% oxygen. However, some anaerobic organisms that evolved before the atmosphere contained oxygen have survived to the present. Therefore, anaerobic respiration, which takes place without oxygen, must also have advantages.

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