General Biology Q2 Week 4

AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC
RESPIRATION
For General Biology 1 / Grade 11
Quarter 2 / Week 4
FOREWORD
This le arning kit w ill se rve a s a g uid e fo r stud ents in und

ersta nd ing c ellula r re sp ira tio n w hic h is c onsid ere d a s o ne o f the
m eta bo lic p ro c esse s o c c urring a m o ng living o rg anism s. All
o rg anism s re quire e ne rg y in o rd er to p erfo rm va rio us life p ro c esse s. This
ene rg y use d b y the c ells is in the fo rm o f ATP. Thro ug h re sp ira
tio n e ne rg y is ha rne sse d fro m the fo od ta ke n in.
This kit w ill ena ble stud ents to fa milia rize the va rio us sig
nific ant eve nts and sta ges invo lve d in the p ro duc tio n o f e ne rg y a s well
a s the e sse ntia l ele ments ne ed ed fo r the p ro c ess to oc c ur.
Mo reo ve r, stud ents sha ll b e a b le to d isting uish the

d iffe re nc e b etw ee n a ero bic a nd a na ero bic typ e o f re sp ira tio n a nd
re la te it to a c tua l c om m o nly o b se rve d p he no meno n.
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OBJECTIVE:
K: De fine a ero b ic a nd a na ero b ic re sp ira tio n
S: Diffe re ntia te a ero b ic a nd a na ero b ic re sp ira tio n
A: Rec og nize the im po rta nc e o f a ero bic a nd a na ero bic re sp
ira tio n in o ur d a ily life .
LEARNING CO M PETENCY
➢ Diffe re ntia te a ero b ic fro m a na ero b ic re sp ira tio n

(STEM_BIO11/ 12- IIa -j-6)
I. WHAT HAPPENED
Cha lleng e Yourself
Ac tivity 1:
Direc tion: True o r Fa lse : Write T if the sta tem ent if c orre c t a nd F
if the sta te ment is w ro ng . Write yo ur a nsw er in yo ur no te
boo k.
__________1. Ana ero bic re sp ira tio n o c c urs o nly in the c
yto pla sm o f a c ell.
__________ 2. Only 2 ATPs are fo rm ed d uring a na ero bic re
sp ira tio n
___________3. Ae ro b ic re sp ira tio n ta ke s p la c e in the p re se nc e
o f o xyg en.
___________4. The e nd p ro duc ts of a ero bic re sp ira tio n a re c
arb on d io xid e, w a te r, a nd ene rg y.
___________5. Ae ro bic re sp ira tio n is c om p a ra tively lo ng er
tha n a na ero bic re sp ira tio n.
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II. WHAT I NEED TO KNOW
DISCUSSIO N
Wha t is Ae ro b ic Re sp ira tio n?

Ae ro bic re sp ira tio n is a se t o f m eta bo lic re ac tio ns tha t ta
ke p la c e in the p re se nc e of o xyg en, oc c urring in a
c ell to c o nve rt c he m ic a l ene rg y into ATPs.
 Ae ro b ic re sp ira tio n ta ke s p la c e in a ll p la nts, a nim a ls, b ird s, a nd hum a ns,

exc ep t fo r so m e p rim itive p roka ryotes.
 In a ero b ic re sp ira tio n, o xyg en a c ts a s a n ele c tro n a c c ep to r w hic h he lp s
p ro d uc e ATPs mo re effe c tive ly a nd m o re q uic kly.
 The d o ub le b ond in the o xyg en ha s hig her ene rg y tha n o the r b ond s
w hic h a id s to p ro d uc e m o re ATPs.
 It is the p re fe rre d m etho d o f d eg ra d a tio n o f p yruva te a fte r g lyc o lysis

w he re the p yruva te the n ente rs the m itoc hond ria to b e fully o xid ize d d uring
the Kreb ’s c yc le.
 The p ro c ess o f a ero b ic re sp ira tio n is utilized fo r the o xid a tio n o f
c arb ohyd ra te s, b ut p ro duc ts fro m fa ts and p ro te ins are a lso use d a s re ac
ta nts.
 Ca rb o n d io xid e g a s a nd w a te r a re the tw o p ro d uc ts o f a ero b ic
re sp ira tio n a lo ng w ith the ene rg y tha t is use d to a d d a third p ho sp ha te
g ro up to ADP a nd fo rm ATP.
 Othe r ene rg y-ric h mo le c ule s like NADH a nd FADH2 a re c o nve rte d into ATP
via ele c tro n tra nsp o rt c ha in w ith o xyg en a nd p ro to ns.
 During a ero b ic re sp ira tio n, mo st ATPs a re p ro d uc ed d uring o xid a tive
p ho sp ho ryla tio n w here the ene rg y o f o xyg en m o le c ule is used to p um p
p ro to ns o ut o f the mem b ra ne .
 The p a ssa g e o f p ro to ns c re a te s a p o te ntia l tha t is the n used to initia te ATP
syntha se a nd p ro d uc e ATP fro m ADP a nd a p ho sp ha te g ro up .
 Id ea lly, a to ta l o f 38 ATPs a re p ro d uc ed a t the end o f the a ero b ic
re sp ira tio n. Ho w eve r, so m e ene rg y is lo st d ue to le a king o f the m em b ra ne o r
the c o st o f m oving p yruva te thro ug h the c ell, a s a re sult o f w hic h a b out 29-
30 ATPs a re o nly p ro d uc ed .
 Ae ro b ic re sp ira tio n re sults in c o m p le te o xid a tio n o f c a rb ohyd ra te
m o le c ule s w hic h ta ke p la c e in the m ito c ho nd ria o f euka ryo tic c ells a s the
enzym es fo r the p ro c ess a re p re se nt the re.
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So urc e: http s:/ / b yjus.c o m / b io lo g y/ a e ro b ic -a na e rob ic -re sp ira tio n/
Wha t is Ana erob ic Resp ira tion?
Ana ero bic re sp ira tio n is a p ro c ess of c ellula r re sp ira tio n

w he re the hig h ene rg y ele c tro n a c c ep to r is ne ithe r o xyg en no r
p yruva te d eriva tive s.
Ana ero bic re sp ira tio n is the p ro c ess of c re ating ene rg y

w itho ut the p re senc e o f o xyg en. So metim es the b od y c an’ t sup
ply the m usc le s w ith the o xyg en it ne ed s to c re ate ene rg y
– suc h a s in a sp rinting situa tio n. Witho ut the p ro c ess
o f a na ero bic re sp ira tio n the re m a y b e no ene rg y sup plie d to
m usc le s in tim es of hig h d em a nd .
 In a na ero b ic re sp ira tio n, the elec tro n a c c ep to r c a n b e sulfa te
io n (SO 4–) o r nitra te io n (NO 3–) o r a va rie ty of o the r m o le c ule s.
 So m e a rc ha ea , c a lle d m etha no g ens, a re kno w n to use c a rb o n
d io xid e a s the e lec tro n a c c ep to r, p ro duc ing m etha ne a s a b y- p ro
duc t.
 Sim ila rly, a no the r g ro up o f p urp le sulfur b a c te ria use s sulfa te a s
a n e le c tro n a c c ep to r, thus pro duc ing hyd ro gen sulfid e a s a b y- p ro
duc t.
 The se o rg a nism s re sid e in lo w -o xyg en enviro nm ents a nd thus o p t
fo r a na ero b ic p a thw a ys to b rea k d o w n the c he m ic a l fuels.
 Ana ero b ic re sp ira tio n is sim ila r to a ero b ic re sp ira tio n in tha t the
m ole c ule s ente r the ele c tro5 n tra nsp o rt c ha in to p a ss the

e lec tro ns to the fina l e lec tro n a c c ep to r.
 The fina l ele c tro n a c c ep to rs invo lved in a na ero b ic re sp ira tio n
ha ve a sm a lle r red uc tio n p o te ntia l tha n o xyg en m o le c ule s
w hic h re sults in le ss ene rg y p ro d uc tio n.
 Ana ero b ic re sp ira tio n, ho w eve r, is esse ntia l fo r b io g eo c hem ic a l
c yc le s of c a rb o n, nitro g en, a nd sulfur.
 The nitra te tha t a c ts a s a n ele c tro n a c c ep to r in a na ero b ic
re sp ira tio n p ro d uc es nitro g en g a s a s a b y-p ro d uc t, a nd this
p ro c ess is the o nly ro ute fo r fixe d nitro gen to re ac h the a tm
osp he re .
 Fe rm enta tio n is a no the r p a thw a y fo r a na ero b ic re sp ira tio n,
w he re the o nly ene rg y extra c tio n p a thw a y is g lyc o lysis, a nd the
p yruva te is no t furthe r o xid ize d via the c itric a c id c yc le .
 The ene rg y-ric h m o lec ule , NADH, is a lso no t utilize d d uring
fe rm enta tio n.
 Ana ero b ic re sp ira tio n ta ke s p la c e in m a ny enviro nm ents like
fre shw a te r, so il, d ee p -se a surfa c es. So m e m ic ro b es in
o xyg ena ted enviro nm ents a lso utilize a na ero b ic re sp ira tio n
b ec a use o xyg en c a nno t re a d ily d iffuse thro ug h the ir surfa c e.
 Ana ero b ic re sp ira tio n a nd fe rm enta tio n, b oth ta ke p la c e in the

c yto p la sm o f the p ro ka ryo tic c ell.
 Ana ero b ic re sp ira tio n a nd fe rm enta tio n p ro c esse s ta ke p la c e
in the m usc le c ells d uring im m ed ia te c o ntra c tio n a nd re la xa tio n.
 Fe rm enta tio n re sults in a to ta l g a in o f o nly tw o ATPs p er g luc o se
m ole c ule .
So urc e:http s:/ / b yjus.c om / b io lo g y/ a e ro b ic -a na e rob ic -resp ira tio n/
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Ac tivity II
I. Dra w a nd la b el the p a rts o f the Ae ro b ic a nd Ana ero b ic
Re sp ira tio n.
Write it in a 1 w ho le sho rt b o nd p a p er.
Rub ric s:
All p a rts are p ro perly la belle d – 10
Co m p le tio n -- 5
Cre ativity -- 5
To ta l 20
III. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Bra in Cha lle ng e !
II. Direc tion: Write A if it’ s Ae ro b ic a nd A n if it’ s Ana ero b ic .
Write yo ur a nsw ers in yo ur no te b ook.
1. Inc o m p le te oxid a tio n o f c a rb o hyd ra te s ta kes
p la c e d uring a na ero b ic re sp ira tio n.
2. Afte r g lyc o lysis, o c c urs in the m ito c ho nd ria o f
euka ryo te s a nd c yto p la sm of p ro ka ryo te s.
3. So m e o the r ele c tro n a c c ep to rs like sulfur a nd
nitro g en a re re q uire d a lo ng w ith the c a rb o hyd ra te s.
4. Oc c urs o nly in the c yto p la sm o f a c ell.
5. The re is a n exc ha ng e of g a se s d uring a ero b ic
re sp ira tio n w he re o xyg en is a b so rb ed , a nd c a rb o n
d io xid e is re le a se d .
II. Essa y: Disc uss the a nsw er to the fo llo wing

q ue stio ns. Write the a nsw ers in yo ur no teb oo k.
1. Why a ero b ic a nd a na ero b ic re sp ira tio n im p o rta nt in
o ur d a ily life ?
Rub ric s:
Ap p lic atio n o f the to pic -10
Cla rity o f a nsw er -5
To ta l 15
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REFERENCES
Web p a g es:
Mic ro b e No te s: Sa p ko ta , Anup a m a : July 10, 2020 ;11
Diffe re nc es betw een Ae ro bic a nd Ana ero bic Re sp ira tio n,
(Ac c esse d No vem b er 11, 2020)
© 2020, BYJU'S. All rig hts re se rve d . Ae ro b ic And Ana ero b ic

Re sp ira tio n http s:/ / b y jus.c om / b iolo g y / a e ro b ic -a na ero b ic -
resp ira tion/ (Ac c esse d No vem b er 14, 2020)
Da nie l Ba ke r, Ana ero bic Re sp ira tio n, a c c esse d la st No

ve mb er 14,2020,
http s:/ / tea c hm ep hysio lo gy.c om / bio c hem istry/ atp -
p ro duc tio n/ ana ero bic -re sp ira tio n/
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AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC

This le arning kit w ill se rve a s a g uid e fo r stud ents in und

Mo reo ve r, stud ents sha ll b e a b le to d isting uish the

➢ Diffe re ntia te a ero b ic fro m a na ero b ic re sp ira tio n

Wha t is Ae ro b ic Re sp ira tio n?

 Ae ro b ic re sp ira tio n ta ke s p la c e in a ll p la nts, a nim a ls, b ird s, a nd hum a ns,

 It is the p re fe rre d m etho d o f d eg ra d a tio n o f p yruva te a fte r g lyc o lysis

Wha t is Ana erob ic Resp ira tion?

Ana ero bic re sp ira tio n is a p ro c ess of c ellula r re sp ira tio n

Ana ero bic re sp ira tio n is the p ro c ess of c re ating ene rg y

m ole c ule s ente r the ele c tro5 n tra nsp o rt c ha in to p a ss the

 Ana ero b ic re sp ira tio n a nd fe rm enta tio n, b oth ta ke p la c e in the

So urc e:http s:/ / b yjus.c om / b io lo g y/ a e ro b ic -a na e rob ic -resp ira tio n/

III. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

II. Essa y: Disc uss the a nsw er to the fo llo wing

© 2020, BYJU'S. All rig hts re se rve d . Ae ro b ic And Ana ero b ic

Da nie l Ba ke r, Ana ero bic Re sp ira tio n, a c c esse d la st No

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