Table of contents

1. A Review of General Chemistry5h 5m
2. Molecular Representations1h 14m
3. Acids and Bases2h 46m
4. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes4h 17m
5. Chirality3h 39m
6. Thermodynamics and Kinetics1h 22m
7. Substitution Reactions1h 48m
8. Elimination Reactions2h 30m
9. Alkenes and Alkynes2h 9m
10. Addition Reactions3h 19m
11. Radical Reactions1h 58m
12. Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides and Thiols2h 42m
13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds2h 17m
14. Synthetic Techniques1h 26m
15. Analytical Techniques:IR, NMR, Mass Spect7h 3m
16. Conjugated Systems6h 13m
17. Ultraviolet Spectroscopy51m
18. Aromaticity2h 34m
19. Reactions of Aromatics: EAS and Beyond5h 1m
20. Phenols55m
21. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition4h 56m
22. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS2h 51m
23. The Chemistry of Thioesters, Phophate Ester and Phosphate Anhydrides1h 10m
24. Enolate Chemistry: Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon1h 53m
25. Condensation Chemistry2h 9m
26. Amines1h 43m
27. Heterocycles2h 0m
28. Carbohydrates5h 53m
29. Amino Acids4h 20m
30. Peptides and Proteins2h 42m
31. Catalysis in Organic Reactions1h 30m
32. Lipids 2h 50m
33. The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways2h 52m
34. Nucleic Acids1h 32m
35. Transition Metals6h 14m
36. Synthetic Polymers1h 49m

33. The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways

Anaerobic Respiration

Organic Chemistry

33. The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways

Anaerobic Respiration

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Why does anaerobic respiration yield less energy than aerobic respiration?

Anaerobic respiration does not use oxygen, resulting in incomplete oxidation of glucose.

Anaerobic respiration produces more ATP per glucose molecule than aerobic respiration.

Anaerobic respiration uses oxygen, which limits the energy produced.

Anaerobic respiration occurs in the mitochondria, which is less efficient than the cytoplasm.

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Understand the basic difference between aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Aerobic respiration uses oxygen to completely oxidize glucose, while anaerobic respiration does not use oxygen, leading to incomplete oxidation.

Recognize that the complete oxidation of glucose in aerobic respiration allows for the full release of energy stored in glucose, resulting in a higher yield of ATP.

In anaerobic respiration, the absence of oxygen means that glucose is only partially oxidized, which limits the amount of energy that can be extracted from each glucose molecule.

Identify the location where these processes occur: aerobic respiration primarily takes place in the mitochondria, which is highly efficient in energy production, whereas anaerobic respiration occurs in the cytoplasm.

Conclude that the efficiency of energy production in aerobic respiration is higher due to the complete oxidation of glucose and the efficient energy conversion in the mitochondria, compared to the less efficient anaerobic process in the cytoplasm.