Aerobic respiration yields the maximum amount of energy from glucose and results in CO₂ and H₂O as final products. Anaerobic respiration (fermentation) yields less energy and produces different products like lactate or ethanol.
Which one of the following statements is correct ?
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2020 · Topic: Cell (Mitochondria: Structure, Cellular Respiration, and ATP Synthesis)
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Answer: C. Glucose breaks down into CO₂, H₂O and energy in all aerobic tissues
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