Question

Evaluate the following statement and pick the option that correctly argues why this statement is incorrect.
"Anaerobic and aerobic respiration both use oxygen to produce energy and carbon dioxide. Both types of respiration occur at the same speed and break down glucose." (1 point)

This is not correct because aerobic respiration does not produce glucose.

This is not correct because anaerobic respiration does not use oxygen.

This is not correct because anaerobic respiration does not produce carbon dioxide.

This is not correct because aerobic respiration occurs quicker than anaerobic respiration.

Answer 1

Option 2.

"Anaerobic" means "without oxygen" — anaerobic respiration does not use oxygen, whereas aerobic respiration does. (Other parts of the original statement are also wrong — anaerobic pathways sometimes don't produce CO2 and the two processes differ in speed and ATP yield — but the key incorrect claim is that both use oxygen.)