Respiration Flashcards

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What is resparation?

A

Process of producing evergy

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What is anaerobic resparation?

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Type of resparation that does not use oxygen.

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Equasion cot anaerobvic resparation?

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Glucose - lactic acid (+ energy)

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When do we use anaerobic respiration?

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Use to transfer energy from glucose when there is not enough oxygen for aerobic respiration.
Happens during excersize e.g sprinting

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Why do we usually use aerobic respiration?

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Usually becusee it transfers.mor eenergy per glucose molecule and the lactic acid from anaerobic respiration can cauee painful cramps

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What is aerobic respirstion?

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Chemical process of oxygen making energy from carbohydrates to produce energy

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Teo types of resparation?

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Aerobic
Anaerobic

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Equasion for aerobic respararion?

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Glucose + oxygen - carbon dioxide + water

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Where does respartion happen?

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Mitochondria

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What is fermentation?

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When anaerobic resparation in plants and micro organisms produces ethanol and carbon dioxide instead of lactic acid.

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