Video Transcript
What reactant is required for
aerobic respiration to take place but is not required for anaerobic respiration?
Cellular respiration is a reaction
in which a cell breaks down glucose, a process which releases energy. This can occur by aerobic or
anaerobic respiration. So what’s the difference between
these two reactions? The word aerobic describes a
process that requires oxygen, while anaerobic describes a process that does not.
In aerobic respiration, oxygen is
required to react with glucose to produce carbon dioxide, water, and energy in the
form of ATP. In anaerobic respiration, glucose
can be broken down into lactic acid to produce ATP. So oxygen is not required for
anaerobic respiration. Therefore, the reactant required
for aerobic respiration but not for anaerobic respiration is oxygen.