This process, called anaerobic cellular respiration, is performed by some bacteria and archaea. In this article, we'll take a closer look at anaerobic cellular respiration and at the different types of …

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Cellular respiration is a biological process in which cells break down glucose in the presence of oxygen, releasing stored chemical energy. This energy can be used to power cellular processes.

Glycolysis can take place without oxygen in a process called fermentation. The other three stages of cellular respiration—pyruvate oxidation, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative …

Whether it's better to "burn" molecules for fuel via cellular respiration or use them to build other molecules depends on the needs of the cell—and so does which specific molecules they're …

Cellular respiration is the process by which cells derive energy from glucose. The chemical reaction for cellular respiration involves glucose and oxygen as inputs, and produces carbon …

When oxygen isn't available, organisms can use lactic acid fermentation or alcohol fermentation to recycle NADH back to NAD+. In alcohol fermentation, pyruvate loses a carboxyl group, …

When oxygen runs low, our muscle cells can produce ATP using lactic acid fermentation. However, this can happen only for short periods of strenuous exercises, like running a sprint.

Fermentation is the anaerobic process of producing ATP, so yes, it counts as cellular respiration. However, it is anaerobic, meaning it does not use oxygen to produce ATP.