bioenergetics-definitions

Question 1

aerobic respiration

Answer 1

respiration where oxygen is used to release lots of energy

Question 2

anaerobic respiration

Answer 2

respiration where oxygen is not used and only releases a small amount of energy

Question 3

cellular respiration

Answer 3

An exothermic reaction that is continuously occurring in living cells.

Question 4

inverse proportion

Answer 4

A relationship between two values whereas one value increases, the other value decreases at the same rate.

Question 5

inverse square law

Answer 5

As the distance from a light source increases, the light intensity is inversely proportional to the distance squared.

Question 6

limiting factor

Answer 6

the factor that is slowing down the rate of photosynthesis when it is not present

Question 7

metabolism

Answer 7

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

Question 8

oxygen debt

Answer 8

the amount of extra oxygen the body needs after exercise to react with the built-up lactic acid and remove it from the cells

Question 9

photosynthesis

Answer 9

the process by which plants make glucose using carbon dioxide water and sunlight