Enzymes And Respiration Flashcards
What is the process of respiration
The process of releasing energy from the breakdown of glucose
What do all living things do
Respire
How do living things release emerge from their food
By respiring
What does aerobic respiration need
Oxygen
What is aerobic respiration
Respiration using oxygen.
Most efficient way to release energy
Where does most of the reactions in aerobic respiration happen
Inside the mitochondria
Respiration word equation
Glucose+oxygen—–carbon dioxide+water+energy
What is the energy released by aerobic respiration used for
To build up larger molecules to smaller ones
To allow the muscles to contract
In mammals and birds, to keep their body temperatures steady
In plants, to build sugars, nitrates and other nutrients into amino acids
What does respiration involve
Many reactions which are catalysed by enzymes
