What is aerobic respiration?
Aerobic respiration requires oxygen in order to generate energy.
Here is the word equation for aerobic respiration-
Glucose + Oxygen + carbon dioxide -> carbon dioxide + water + energy
The process is actually much more complicated than shown above. Aerobic respiration is actually carried out in a series of steps.
Each step is catalysed by an enzyme. The mitochondria in the cells are actually "factories" containing this enzymes. Thus, the mitochondria are very important in erobic respiration.
Green plants and most animals, including humans, respire areobically. These complex organisms need a lot of energy to survive. Some of the processes include-
-cell division
-transmission of nerve impulses or messages
-the synthesis of proteins from amino acids
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