3. Imagine that on your way home, you walk past a playground, and see two little

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3. Imagine that on your way home, you walk past a playground, and see two little kids, Tyler and Chris, arguing about which is better for bacteria, aerobic respiration (AR) or fermentation (F). You listen to their arguments, and are forced to agree that each kid knows several significant supporting advantages. First, describe Tyler's three good different reasons (labelled Tyler#1,Tyler#2, and Tyler#3) why AR is better thanF (forthe bacteria). Next, describe Chris's three good different reasons (labeled Chris# 1, Chris, and Chris#3) why F is better than AR (for the bacteria

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Tyler # 1: Aerobic respiration is far more energy-efficient than fermentation process.

Tyler # 2: Aerobic processes produce up to 38 ATP per glucose, and aerobic respiration consistently produces at least 15 times as much ATP as than fermentation.

Tyler # 3: Aerobic organisms have come to dominate life on earth. Organisms are able to increase in size and great diversity by using this vast energy.

Chris # 1: Fermentation processes yield only 2 ATP per glucose but it allows survival in habitats which lack oxygen.

Chris # 2: The fermentation process does occur very quickly in compare to aerobic respiration.

Chris # 3: In this process there is no risk exposure to oxygen toxicity, and organisms does not need to spend energy on producing certain energy and antioxidant to protect themselves from the oxygen toxicity.

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