Cellular Respiration Flashcards
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Cellular respiration is (processes)
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-One of the most important metabolic processes
-Because: it’s the process by which food (glucose) is broken down
2
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Why does glucose need to be broken down?
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-to release energy for the cell’s activities
3
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Where does cellular respiration occur?
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-the process occurs in every cell in the body, to supply each cell with the energy that it needs
4
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glucose + oxygen = ?
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energy + Co² + water
5
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C⁶H¹²O⁶ + 6O² =
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6H²O + 6CO² + energy
6
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What enters the cell and how?
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oxygen and glucose enter the cell from the blood capillaries
7
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From the blood capillaries where does oxygen and glucose go?
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moves from cytoplasm to mitochondria where the process (cellular respiration) occurs (POWER HOUSE TO MAKE ENERGY FROM GLUCOSE)
