Bio - Respiration in organisms Flashcards

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What is Aerobic respiration ?

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It when you break down glucose food occurs with the use of oxygen

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What doe the process of respiration involve ?

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It involves the taking in oxygen into the cells and using it for eliminating waist products

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What are the two types of respiration ?

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  1. Aerobic respiration

2. Anaerobic respiration

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What is Anaerobic respiration ?

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The break down of glucose food which does not involve oxygen

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5
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What type of organism is yeast ?

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Yeast is a single celled organism

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What type of organism is yeast ?

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Yeast is a single celled organism .

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What does yeast do ?

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Yeast converts glucose into alcohol

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On average how many time does an adult human at rest breaths in and out ?

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He breath at least 15-18 times a minute

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When we breath what moves ?

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Our lungs, ribcage and our diaphragm move

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What percentage of oxygen, CO2 and water vapor do we inhale every day ?

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Oxygen - 21%
Carbon dioxide - 0.04%
Water vapor - A little

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What percentage of oxygen, CO2 and water vapor do we exhale every day ?

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Oxygen - 16.4%
CO2- 4.4%
Water vapor- a lot

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What pigment carry’s the oxygen around the body ?

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Hemoglobin

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What are the respiratory organs ? (6)

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  1. Nose
  2. Nasal passage
  3. Trachea
  4. Bronchi
  5. Lungs
  6. Diaphragm
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13
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Why do we sneeze ?

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We sneeze because we inhale dust, smoke or pollen and many more

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Why do we yawn ?

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We yawn because there is insufficient amount of oxygen in the body

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15
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Who is the biggest enemy of our lungs ?

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Smoking is the biggest enemy of our lungs

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What is the name of the tiny hole on the side of a bug’s body ?

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they are called Spiracles

17
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Where does breathing take place through in bugs ?

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It takes place through the tiny hole and thin air tubes called the Tracheae

18
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What contains more CO2 inhale or Exhale ?

What are the percentages ?

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inhale - 0.4 %

Exhale - 4.4 %

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What contains more Oxygen inhale or Exhale ?

What are the percentages ?

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Inhale - 21%

Exhale - 16.4 %

20
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Name the air tube of insects ?

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Tracheae

21
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List some similarities of Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration .

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  1. Energy is produced in the break down of glucose food

2. Takes place in the cell of the organisms

22
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List some differences of Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration .

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  1. Aerobic respiration takes place in the presence of Oxygen. Anaerobic does not
  2. In Aerobic respiration complete breakdown of food happens . In Anaerobic only partial happens
23
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What type of respiration takes place in human muscles during heavy physical exercise ?

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Anaerobic