Chapter 10 - Respiration Flashcards
What is aerobic mean?
In the presence of oxygen
What is respiration?
It is a chemical reaction that occurs in the mitochondria of the cells.
What happen at the respiration?
The reaction releases the energy stored in glucose to allow your cells to complete the life process.
What are the sox life processes?
Movement Reproduction Sensitivity Nutrition Excretion Growth
What is the word equation for respiration?
Glucose and oxygen ➡️ carbon dioxide and water.
What is the symbol equation for respiration?
C6 H12 O6 + 6O2 ➡️ 6CO2 + 6H2O
What is the term exothermic reaction?
A reaction that gives out energy.
What is the symbol photosynthesis reaction?
Carbon dioxide and water ➡️ glucose and oxygen
What is oxygen debt?
The temporary shortage of oxygen in respiring tissues and organs.
What is the anaerobically word equation?
Glucose ➡️ lactic acid
What does oxidation mean?
Any reaction in which a substance gives up electrons, as when reacting to oxygen.
What does fermentation mean?
The chemical breakdown of glucose into ethanol and carbon dioxide by respiring microorganisms such as yeast.
What is metabolism?
The sum of all the chemical reactions that happen in an organism.