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How are organisms able to generate ATP without oxygen?

How are organisms able to generate ATP without oxygen?
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How are organisms able to generate ATP without oxygen?

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Without oxygen, organisms can split glucose into just two molecules of pyruvate. This releases only enough energy to make two ATP molecules. ... This releases enough energy to produce up to 38 ATP molecules. Thus, aerobic respiration releases much more energy than anaerobic respiration.

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