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Question
Explain the ways in which glucose is broken down in absence or shortage of oxygen.
Solution
In the absence of oxygen when breakdown of glucose is carried out in the absence of oxygen in a cell, it is called as anaerobic respiration. This process is called fermentation. Ethyl alcohol or lactic acid is produced by the breakdown of pyruvate.
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