Give 3 ways in which aerobic respiration differs from anaerobic respiration in muscles.

Aerobic respiration uses oxygen/O2 while anaerobic respiration doesn't use oxygen.Aerobic respiration produces carbon dioxide/CO2 as a waste product while anaerobic respiration doesn't (it produces lactic acid)Aerobic respiration produces much more energy than anaerobic respiration.

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