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Efficiency of Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Pathways
publish date: 2026/06/20 10:12:19.012334 UTC
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Organisms that use glycolysis together with aerobic respiration produce how much more energy than anaerobic species breaking down the same food?
Correct Answer
About nineteen times as much energy
Explanation
Aerobic respiration is dramatically more efficient than anaerobic glycolysis alone. Organisms combining glycolysis with aerobic respiration can extract roughly nineteen times more energy from the same amount of food.
Reference
Biology: A self-teaching guide