Respiration Flashcards
What is Respiration?
This is the breaking down of organic food substances such as glucose with or without oxygen to release energy within living cells
What other names can be given to the basic definition of respiration?
a. Tissue respiration
b. Cell/ Cellular respiration
c. Internal respiration
What is the name of the energy released?
ATP(Adenosine triphosphate)
Mention one reason why respiration is important
It releases energy which supports all activities and processes of living organisms
Mention 3 ways energy released is used
- Heat production
- Active transport of substance in and out of cells
- Muscle contraction
- Cell division
- Production of chemical substances in the cells(biosynthesis )such as proteins
- Transmission of nerve impulses
- Breaking down of chemical substances such as glucose
What are the types of respiration?
Internal respiration
External respiration
Define internal respiration
This involves the breakdown of food to release energy
Define external respiration
This involves the mechanism of breathing that is inhalation and exhalation
What are the two types of internal respiration?
Aerobic respiration
Anaerobic respiration
Define aerobic respiration
This is the breakdown of foof to produce energy in the presence of oxygen
When glucose reacts with oxygen, it releases energy, carbon dioxide and water as waste products
What is the formula for aerobic respiration?
C6H12O6 + 6O2—6CO2 + 6H2O + 38atp
What is the word formula of aerobic respiration?
Glucose + oxygen produces carbon dioxide + water + energy
What are types of anaerobic respiration?
Lactate fermentation
Alcoholic fermentation
What is the formula and word formula for alcoholic fermentation?
Formula:
C6H12O6 —- C2H5OH + 2CO2 + 2atp
Word formula:
Glucose produces ethanol (alcohol) + carbon dioxide + energy
What is the formula and word formula for lactate fermentation?
C6H12O6 — 2C3H6O3 + 2atp
Word formula:
Glucose produces lactate (by product )+ energy
What is anaerobic respiration?
The breakdown of food in the absence of oxygen to release energy
When is anaerobic respiration called alcohol fermentation?
When it occurs in yeast
When is anaerobic respiration called lactate fermentation?
When it occurs in some bacteria.
When it occurs in the skeletal muscle tissue when there’s a temporary shortage of oxygen.
It can cause muscle cramps when accumulated
What is meant by oxygen debt?
This is the build up of lactic acid in the body