Bioenergetics Flashcards

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What is the word equation for photosynthesis?

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Carbon dioxide + water > glucose + oxygen

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How is glucose used?

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Respiration, converted into insoluble starch, production of cellulose, to produce amino acids

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Is respiration endothermic or exothermic?

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Exothermic

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How is anaerobic respiration different from aerobic respiration?

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Aerobic respirationtakes place using oxygen, whilst anaerobic respiration takes place without oxygen

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What is the word equation for aerobic respiration?

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Glucose + oxygen > carbon dioxide + water

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What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration in muscles?

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Glucose > lactic acid

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What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration in plants and yeast cells?

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Glucose > ethanol + carbon dioxide

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What is anaerobic respiraion in yeast cells called?

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Fermentation

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How does the body respond to exercise?

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Heart rate, breathing rate and breath volume increase to provide the muscles with more oxygenated blood

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How does lactic acid build up affect exercise?

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An oxygen debt is created

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What is oxygen debt?

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The amount of extra oxgen needed to react with the lactic acid and remove it from cells

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What is the metabolism?

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The sum of all the reactions in a cell or the body

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