Thursday, February 26, 2009
Anaerobic Cellular Respiration
As I understand, humans would not be able to survive using just anaerobic cellular respiration because we would be usuing more oxygen then our bodies could produce, leaving the body drained and unable to work correctly. Humans rely on anaerobic cellular respiation when they are exceeding the amount of oxygen the body can make, like exercising. From my research, I found that "cold-blooded" animals produce less ATP then "warm-blooded" animals, this would explain why "warm-blooded" animals are more active then "cold-blooded" animals.
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You are right! We would feel drained all the time if we were living on anaerobic respiration. While that feeling is manageable for short periods, I cannot imagine feeling like that all the time. We would not be able to live our lives at all. Imagine sitting in class trying to focus on a test. It would be painful.
ReplyDeleteGreat point about us being in a state of anaerobic respiration when we are using more oxygen than we can intake. I wonder if the same goes for when we don't eat? We might have plenty of oxygen, but not enough sustenance (ex. glucose, fats, proteins, carbs) to complete the aerobic respiration formula. If we don't have all of the parts of the equation, then we cannot produce what our bodies need, ATP. I think that is why we get that same "drained" feeling if we go without eating.
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