Difference between Aerobic respiration and Anaerobic respiration:
| Aerobic respiration |
Anaerobic respiration |
| 1. It occurs in the presence of O2. |
It occurs in the absence of O2 |
2.
It involves the exchange of gases between the organism and the outside environment. |
2.
Exchange of gases is absent. |
| 3. It occurs in cytoplasm and mitochondria. |
3. It occurs only in cytoplasm. |
4.
It always releases CO2 and H2O. |
4.
It produces alcohols and CO2. |
| 5. It yields large amount of energy. |
5. Energy released is very low. |
Anaerobic respiration occurs in the roots of some waterlogged plants, some parasitic worms, animal muscles and some micro-organisms such as yeasts.
