Cellular Respiration

Question 1

What is Cellular Respiration?

Answer 1

It the process of getting energy from organic compounds using oxygen.

Question 2

What gas is needed for cellular respiration?

Answer 2

Oxygen is needed for cellular respiration

Question 3

Where in your body is O2 used?

Answer 3

O2 (Oxygen) is used in the Mitochondria for cellular respiration, Oxygen is present for the entire aerobic respiration process (except fermentation, bc thats thats what happens if there is no oxygen) , but it is only directly needed in the Electron Transport Chain (ETC) as the final electron acceptor.

Question 4

What gas is produced by cellular respiration?

Answer 4

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is produced with cellular respiration

Question 5

Where in your body is CO2 produced?

Answer 5

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is produced in the Mitochondria, and it forms during:

Pyruvate oxidation (as pyruvate converts to acetyl-CoA)

Krebs cycle (Citric Acid Cycle) (when carbon atoms from glucose are released as CO₂)

Question 6

Where in your body do you take in O2 and get rid of CO2?

Answer 6

You take in O₂ (oxygen) through the lungs when you inhale,

and you get rid of CO₂ (carbon dioxide) through the lungs when you exhale.