Introduction
Though most organisms use aerobic respiration to make ATP, which takes place with oxygen, some fungi, plants, and bacteria don't. They produce ATP through a process called anaerobic respiration. The most common form of anaerobic respiration is called fermentation. Organisms that produce ATP through fermentation only go through glycolysis. These organisms, such as yeast, are used to make foods. Human muscle cells also undergo fermentation. There are two types of fermentation, lactic acid and alcoholic fermentation. They are shown in detail below.
Task
Click on each of the links and answer the questions that follow about each website.
Process
http://science.jrank.org/pages/3781/Lactic-Acid-Lactic-acid-in-human-me…
1. What is turned into lactic acid in lactic acid fermentation?
2. Why do muscles feel sore after exercising for a long time?
3. What is gout and how is it formed?
http://www.icr.org/article/glycolysis-alcoholic-fermentation/
1. What are the products of alcoholic fermentation?
2. What is one counter example to the idea that anaerobic fermentation appeared first in Earth's early history.
3. How is alcoholic fermentation different from lactic acid fermentation?
http://www.newhealthguide.org/Difference-Between-Aerobic-And-Anaerobic-…
1. How is aerobic respiration better at energy production than anaerobic respiration?
2. How is the process of aerobic repiration different from anaerobic respiration?
3. What are the health benefits of anaerobic respiration?