Respiration and breathing Flashcards
1
Q
Aerobic respiration
A
Needs oxygen to release energy from food
2
Q
Anaerobic respiration
A
Doesn’t use oxygen to release energy from food.
3
Q
Oxygen is carried
A
By the haemoglobin on red blood cells to all other cells of the body
4
Q
Aerobic respiration takes place
A
In ALL the living cells in the human body as well as in most animal and plant cells.
5
Q
Fermentation
A
Yeast converts sugars to alcohol in the absence of oxygen.
6
Q
Cramp
A
When you get a cramp whilst exercising it is caused by acid that your cells produce when they respire anaerobically( without oxygen)
7
Q
Respiration
A
The process that releases energy from food
