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Produce a summary of energy inputs and outputs for both anaerobic and aerobic respiration. Calculate and compare the relative efficiency of the processes.
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Biochemistry Assignment 7 Task 4 - Produce a summary of energy inputs and outputs for both anaerobic and aerobic respiration. Calculate and compare the relative efficiency of the processes. Respiration takes place in every living cell, and provides the energy required for day-to-day living. Glucose is the primary fuel, but must be converted to a more useable form before it can go on to make the fuel, ATP, that is required. So to convert this glucose in to a more useable form Adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP) must be added. As the glucose is changed and changed many times again, the ATP that is put into the respiration process in turn produces more adenosine tri-phosphate. Respiration not only produces ATP, but also NADH2 (Reduced Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide) and FADH2 (Reduced Flavin- adenine dinucleotide), which when placed in the electron transport chain, also produce ATP in varying quantities. Respiration is a redox reaction; this is short for...
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