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The three products are formed from pyruvate under aerobic, anaerobic and fermentation conditions should be explained.
Concept Introduction:
Aerobic and anaerobic: In the presence of oxygen or required oxygen to live.
Aerobic: The system that moves your blood through your lunges, where it is loaded with oxygen and then distributes it to every part of your body.
Anaerobic: It is a threshold is the exertion level between aerobic and anaerobic training. The AT is the point during exercise when your body must switch from aerobic to anaerobic
Fermentation: All cells are able to synthesis ATP via the process of glycolysis, in many cells, if oxygen is not present, pyruvate is metabolised in a process called fermentation. This process in which a substance breaks down into a simpler substance, the microorganism (yeast, bacteria) usually play a role in the fermentation process.
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