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Respiration Flashcards

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Aerobic respiration equation

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Glucose + oxygen = carbon dioxide + water (+energy)

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Glucose

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C6H12O6

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Anaerobic respiration equation

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Glucose = lactic acid (+ energy)

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Aerobic

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Uses oxygen
Releases more energy
Used in animals and plants
More efficient than anaerobic

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Anaerobic

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Doesn’t use oxygen
Produces lactic acid in animals
Produces alcohol in fermentation
Releases 5% of energy released in aerobic
When exercising hard, body can’t release the energy it needs quick enough, so lactic acid kicks in.
Build up of lactic acid causes a stitch.
Short bursts.

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