Respiration and Metabolism

Question 1

what is respiration

Answer 1

process of transferring energy from the breakdown of glucose - and it goes on in every cell in your body continuously

Question 2

what type of reaction is respiration

Answer 2

exothermic - it transfers energy to the environment

Question 3

what are three examples of how organisms use the energy transferred by respiration

Answer 3

1) to build larger molecules from smaller ones
2) in animals it is used to allow the muscles to contract
3) in mammals and birds the energy is used to keep their body temperature steady in colder surroundings.

Question 4

what is metabolism

Answer 4

the sum of chemical reactions that occur within an organism’s cells, which provide energy for vital processes and the synthesis of new organic material.

Question 5

what is the chemical reaction controlled by enzymes

Answer 5

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