Respiration Flashcards
What is respiration
Respiration goes on in every cell in your body. It is the process of releasing energy from glucose
What controls restoration
Respiration is controlled by enzymes this means that the rate of respiration is affected by both temperature and pH
When do you use aerobic respiration
Aerobic respiration is what happens when there is plenty of oxygen available
What is the equation for aerobic respiration
Glucose plus oxygen equals carbon dioxide plus water plus energy
When do you use anaerobic Respiration
When you do really vigourous exercise your body can’t supply enough oxygen to your muscles for aerobic respiration even know your heart rate and breathing rate increases as much as they can. So your muscles have to start respiring anaerobically as well
Which is the best way to respire
Aerobic respiration
What is the disadvantage of anaerobic respiration
Lactic acid is also produced the lactic acid build up in the muscles which gets painful and makes your muscles fatigued
What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration
Glucose equals lactic acid plus energy
What is the respiratory quantity
The RQ can tell you whether someone is respiring anaerobically or aerobically calculate this using equation equals amount of CO2 produced divided by the amount of O2 useds