Chapter 9 - Respiration Flashcards
Where does aerobic respiration take place in the cell?
In the mitochondria
Why is the energy needed to make proteins from amino acids?
To combine the small amino acid molecules to make the large protein molecule.
Why do we not plan investigations with living organisms to prove that they need oxygen for aerobic respiration?
Without oxygen the organism would die.
Which sugar is needed by the muscles for aerobic respiration?
Glucose.
What is produced during anaerobic respiration in muscle cells?
Lactic acid.
How is oxygen debt repaid?
You breathe heavily after vigorous exercise to breathe in the extra oxygen needed to break down all the lactic acid that has formed by anaerobic respiration.
Which set of metabolic reactions transfers energy so that it can be used for other processes in the organism?
Respiration.
Name the process that removes the amino group from an amino acid.
Deamination.
