respiration

Question 1

respiration

Answer 1

the process of transferring energy from glucose, which goes on in every cell continuously

Question 2

is respiration exothermic or endothermic and why?

Answer 2

exothermic as energy is released

Question 3

give 4 examples of how organisms use the energy transferred by respiration

Answer 3

1. to combine small molecules to make larger molecules
2. to allow muscles to contract
3. to maintain body temperature
4. active transport
5. to break large molecules into smaller molecules

Question 4

what does the energy transferred power?

Answer 4

Respiration transfers energy to power all the reactions in the body that make molecules.