A facultative anaerobe can perform aerobic respiration when oxygen is available but can switch to anaerobic respiration in its absence, like yeast.
A facultative anaerobe can perform aerobic respiration when oxygen is available but can switch to anaerobic respiration in its absence, like yeast.
| Front | Define facultative anaerobe. |
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| Back | Facultative anaerobe - organism that synthesises ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present, but can switch to anaerobic in absence of oxygen
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