Respiration

Question 1

what does respiration produce in living organisms and what does it do?

Answer 1

ATP- provides energy for cells.

Question 2

word equation AEROBIC RESPIRATION

Answer 2

glucose + oxygen —> carbon dioxide + water

Question 3

word equation ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION (animals)

Answer 3

glucose —> lactic acidosis (+energy)

Question 4

word equation ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION (plants)

Answer 4

glucose —> ethanol + carbon dioxide (+energy)

Question 5

what happens in anaerobic respiration (animals)

Answer 5

• muscles start respiring anaerobically to produce enough energy.
• it’s NOT the best way to convert glucose into energy, it releases much less energy per glucose molecule than aerobic.
• the glucose only partly gets broken down and lactic acid is also produced
• the lactic acid builds up in the muscles= leads to cramp.