Respiration

Question 1

Describe respiration

Answer 1

Process of transferring energy from glucose.

Occurs in each cell in body

Energy transferred from glucose cannot be directly used by cells, used to make ATP

ATP stores the energy - this energy is needed for many cellular processes

When cell needs energy, ATP broken down, energy released

Question 2

State the two types of respiration

Answer 2

Aerobic

Anaerobic