Enzymes and Respiration Flashcards
1
Q
What is respiration?
A
Process of releasing energy from glucose which goes on in every cell
2
Q
What does respiration do?
A
Releases energy from their food
3
Q
What do the word equation for aerobic respiration?
A
Glucose+Oxygen
=Carbon Dioxide+Water+ENERGY
4
Q
What is aerobic respiration?
A
Releasing of energy from glucose the fastest way
5
Q
Where does aerobic respiration take place?
A
In mitochondria
6
Q
What is respiration used for?
A
- To build up larger molecules from smaller ones
- In animals to allow muscles to contract
- In birds and mammals energy is used to keep body temperature steady
- In plants to build sugars nitrates and other nutrients into amino acids and then proteins
