Question

Differentiate between

Aerobic respiration and Fermentation

Answer 1

Aerobic respiration	Fermentation
(1) Oxygen is used for deriving energy	Fermentation occurs in the absence of oxygen but presence of microbes
(2) Occurs in the cytoplasm and mitochondria	Occurs in the cytoplasm
End products are carbon dioxide and water	End products are ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide
(4) Complete oxidation the respiratory substrate takes place	Incomplete oxidation of the respiratory substrate takes place
(5) About 36 ATP are produced	Only 2 ATP molecules are produced