Breathing And The Respiratory System

Question 1

Respiration

Answer 1

The process that releases energy from this food is respiration

Question 2

Equation for respiration

Answer 2

The equation for respiration is:
glucose + oxegyn » carbon dioxide +water +energy

Question 3

Aerobic respiration

Answer 3

Aerobic respiration Needs oxygen to release energy from food.

Question 4

Anaerobic respiration

Answer 4

Anaerobic respiration does not use oxygen to release energy from food

Question 5

How does oxygen get to our cells?

Answer 5

Oxygen is carried by the haemoglobin in the red blood cells to all of the other cells in the body.

Question 6

Examples of anaerobic respiration

Answer 6

Yeast converts sugars to alcohol in fermentation - this produces alcohol for drinks such as beer and wine.

Question 7

Nose

Answer 7

Hairs and mucus trap dirt particles and bacteria in the nose, air is warmed and moistened as it passes through the nose. Warm and moist air helps oxygen to pass from the lungs into the bloodstream more easily.

Question 8

Trachea

Answer 8

The trachea, or windpipe, carries air to and from the lungs.

Question 9

Bronchus and bronchioles

Answer 9

We have two bronchi. Each bronchus carries air between the trachea and a lung.

Question 10

Alveolus

Answer 10

Each lung contains millions of tiny air sacs called alveoli. The function of each alveolus is gas exchange

Question 11

Diaphragm

Answer 11

The diaphragm is a sheet of muscle that forms the base of the chest. The diaphragm causes air to move into or out of the lungs.