Aerobic Respiration Flashcards
What is Aerobic respiration?
A series of chemical reactions that happen in the mitochondria of cells
Where does Aerobic respiration take place?
The Mitochondria
What is the word equation for aerobic respiration?
Glucose + oxygen —> carbon dioxide + water (+energy)
What are muscle cells?
Specialised cells that allow our body to move
Why do muscle cells have high numbers of mitochondria?
So that lots of aerobic respiration can take place to transfer lots of energy to those cells
Where is glucose found?
Carbohydrates
What does our digestive system do?
Breaks down carbohydrates to release glucose.
Where is glucose absorbed into the blood?
The small intestine
Where is glucose transported?
In the plasma of the blood
Where does the blood transport the glucose?
The blood transports the glucose to the cells where it diffuses from the blood into the cells
What happens when you breath in?
Air fills the alveoli in the lungs
What happens the the oxygen in the air?
The oxygen in the air diffuses into your blood stream
What is oxygen Carried by?
The haemoglobin in the red blood cells in blood
What happens when red blood cells pass a cell that need oxygen?
The oxygen diffuses out of the red blood cell into the cell
When is carbon dioxide removed from the body?
When you exhale
