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2.8 Cell Respiration: Why Bother with Anaerobic Respiration

Understanding that:

-Anaerobic Respiration occurs only when there is a lack of oxygen for cellular respiration
-Anaerobic Respiration produces less ATP than aerobic respiration
-Anaerobic Respiration is actually useful in producing a small amount of immediate ATP
-Anaerobic Respiration is not limited by oxygen supply
-Lactate production in humans when anaerobic respiration is used to maximise the power of muscle contractions