Answer to Question #83742 in Biology for Alexus

Question

What is the amount of energy produced by aerobic organisms?

Answer 1

Aerobic organisms use oxygen at the final step of the cellular respiration. As a result, these organisms break down biochemical substances to CO₂ and H₂O with the release of large amounts of energy. For example, during the process of aerobic respiration, 38 molecules of ATP can be produced from one glucose molecule whereas only 4 molecules of ATP are produced from glucose during anaerobic respiration. Produced ATP is used further in various metabolic processes that depend on energy stored in ATP.