Find out what anaerobic and aerobic respiration are and learn how the reaction occurs in living cells in this BBC Bitesize biology guide.

Through aerobic respiration, each molecule of glucose can make over thirty molecules of ATP. That’s like the energy you get from a nice, big breakfast —a warm bowl of oatmeal, some avocado ...

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More information: Lisa M. Keller et al, Simultaneous aerobic and anaerobic respiration in hot spring chemolithotrophic bacteria, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56418-4.

The aerobic respiration resulted in the complete removal of oxygen in the tube, whether filled with air or with pure oxygen. The amount of CO₂ returned was slightly less than that of the oxygen ...

Anaerobic respiration releases less energy than aerobic respiration but it does this more quickly. The product of this reaction is lactic acid. This builds up in muscles causing pain and tiredness ...