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Paper 3 structured question: Anaerobic respiration

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Anaerobic respiration

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Energy production in cells

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Energy from glucose

Cells can respire aerobically or anaerobically to release energy from glucose. Aerobic respiration uses oxygen and produces a large amount of energy. Anaerobic respiration does not use oxygen and produces less energy.

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    State which type of respiration produces significantly less energy from each glucose molecule.

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Paper 3 structured question: Anaerobic respiration

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Respiration types

Aerobic respiration fully breaks down glucose using oxygen, releasing a large amount of energy. Anaerobic respiration occurs without oxygen and releases much less energy from glucose.

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    Identify why anaerobic respiration produces less energy than aerobic respiration.

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