B9 Respiration Flashcards
1
Q
Where does respiration take place
A
Inside the mitochondria
2
Q
What is the equation for anaerobic respiration
A
Glucose ——-lactic acid + energy
3
Q
What happens to lactic acid when exercise is over
A
Lactic acid is converted to glucose in the liver
4
Q
What is metabolism
A
The sum of all the chemical reactions happening in your body
5
Q
Examples of reactions that happen innyour metabolism
A
Conversion of glucose into starch, glycogen and cellulose
Respiration
Use of glucose and nitrate ions to form amino acids which then make proteins
6
Q
Role of the liver in metabolism
A
Detoxifying poisonous substances such as ethanol from alchaholic drinks
Breaking down old, worn out blood cells and storing the iron until it is needed to synthesise more blood cells
