Chapter 4.8 - Respiratory System Flashcards
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Oxygen
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A gas in the air and water that animals need to breathe in made up of particles with two oxygen atoms.
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Cellular respiration
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The chemical reaction involving oxygen that moves the energy in glucose into the compound ATP. The body is able to use the energy which is used in ATP.
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Glucose
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Simple carbohydrate and the simplest form of sugar.
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Carbon Dioxide
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A gas in the air produced by respiration and used by plants part of photosynthesis. The burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide. We need to get rid of the waste out of our body’s which are carbon dioxide
