B3 - Anaerobic Respiration All the information you need to know about anaerobic respiration. 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyRespiration and exerciseGCSEOCR Created by: Pokemon/TrainerCreated on: 23-05-16 20:03 Anaerobic Respiration only happens when your body can't supply enough oxygen to your muscles happens when exercising anaerobic translates to "without oxygen" releases much less energy per glucose molecule than aerobic respiration not efficient advantage: muscles can keep on working disadvantage: muscle builds lactic acid, which is painful word equation: glucose ---> lactic acid (+ energy) once you start respiring aerobically again, you breathe hard to repay your muscle with oxygen lactic acid is taken to liver to be broken down 1 of 1
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