Enzymes and Respiration Flashcards
What is NOT respiration ?
Breathing in and out.
What happens in respiration?
It involves many reactions, all of which are catalysed by enzymes.
They are important reactions as respiration releases the energy that the cell needs to do everything.
What IS respiration?
It is the process of releasing energy from the breakdown of glucose and it goes in every cell in the body.
Where does respiration happen?
In humans in every cell.
In plants.
All living things respire its how they release energy from their food.
What is aerobic respiration?
Its respiration using oxygen.
Its the most efficient way to release energy from glucose.
It happens all the time in plants and animals.
Reactions happen in the mitochondria.
What is the word equation for aerobic respiration?
Glucose +oxygen —-> carbon dioxide + water + energy.
