Aerobic Respiration
Respiration is an exothermic reaction taken place in almost all living organisms as a way of producing ATP (adenine triphosphate) which is used in metabolic processes. There are two types of respiration; aerobic (with plentiful oxygen) and anaerobic (lack of/ no oxygen) respiration. So first of all, where does this happen? As they say, the mitochondria is the power house of the cell(Roya Ann Miller) Respiration occurs in the mitochondria of the cell. Infamously known as the power house of the cell, the mitochondria has a double membraned structure where, as studied in cell structure, it provides a number of roles. The mitochondria consists of an outer membrane, an intermembrane space, an inner membrane (folded to form cristae) and a mitochondrial matrix. - The outer membrane acts a protective and selective permeable membrane to allow substances into the mitochondria -The mitochondrial matrix acts as the site of the link reaction and the Krebs cycle - The inner me...
