Respiration

Respiration, is the essential metabolic process whereby energy is created in the form of ATP.  There are two types of respiration, aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration.  In aerobic respiration, there is a reaction between oxygen and glucose, resulting in the generation of 38 ATP, with carbon dioxide and water being produced as waste products.  There are a number of steps in this process, which involve a series of complex reactions.  Anaerobic respiration is the process whereby ATP is generated in the absence of oxygen.  Glucose is broken down into 2ATP and lactic acid as a waste product.