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Why do micro organisms respire anaerobically ?

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1. Microbes are mostly unicellular
2. Do not require more energy for their metabolism.
3. Number of ATP molecules got by anaeobic respiration is sufficient for them.
4. Further prokaryotic microbes do not have mitochondria which is an essential organelle for aerobic respiration.
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