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11 years ago
The question regards cellular respiration with no oxygen, such as a society in space. I suppose it would use fermentation; and glycolisis is anaerobic, but could cells survive and produce energy only using glycoloisis? Some input or other ideas would be appreciated.
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11 years ago
this is preety much it. no oxygen mean anaerobic respiration, depending on a organism either lactate or alcoholic fermentation.
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11 years ago
this reaction will occur with no oxygen (anarobic) very rapidly thats the only way
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11 years ago
fermentation, either alcohol or lactic acid. or some organisms use different electron acceptors such as sulfides in deep sea vents.

depending on the size and metabolic needs of the organism, fermentation may be enough, like bacteria
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11 years ago
it would undergo fermentation, but after a while lactic acid would build up, and the cells would die. i suppose cells could survive only on atp from glycolysis, but you very little atp, and you would have to have some other way to process the pyruvic acid (i think that's what it's called?)
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11 years ago
The cell would undergo anaerobic respiration. In human cells that would be glycolysis, which would cause a dangerous and harmful build-up of lactic acid if the cells do not get oxygen for a long period of time.

With regard to bacteria, it would use glycolysis and fermentation.
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