B1.3.2 - Aerobic Respiration Flashcards

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1
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What does energy do for you?

A

It allows you to move, grow and keep warm

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What is aerobic respiration?

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The reaction where glucose and oxygen react to transfer energy from a chemical store to another chemical energy store for all processes in a cell

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Where do you get the oxygen in your body from?

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Breathing

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What is the chemical reaction for aerobic respiration? (Words and symbols)

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Glucose + Oxygen -> Carbon Dioxide + Water

C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H20

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What does ATP stand for?

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Adenosine triphosphate

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What is ATP?

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Energy for all processes in a that gets produced during aerobic respiration

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Which living organisms use ATP?

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All of them

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8
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What is ATP used for?

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To synthesise larger molecules from smaller ones to make new cell material
For movement
To stay warm

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9
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What do plants make amino acids from?

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Sugars, nitrates and other nutrients

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10
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When does aerobic respiration occur?

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All the time

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11
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In which sub-cellular structure does respiration occur?

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Mitochondrion

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12
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What controls aerobic respiration?

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Enzymes

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What do the number of mitochondria in a cell tell you?

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How active the cell is

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What happens to some energy during respiration?

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It is transferred to the surroundings by heating

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If energy is transferred to surroundings by heating during respiration, what does this mean?

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Respiration is an exothermic reaction

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16
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If there are lots of mitochondria, is the cell more active or less active?

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More active

17
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What are the reactants of aerobic respiration?

A

Oxygen and glucose

18
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What are the products of aerobic respiration?

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Carbon dioxide and water