SB8e: Cellular Respiration

Question 1

Aerobic respiration

Answer 1

A type of respiration in which oxygen is used to release energy from substances such as glucose.

Question 2

Anaerobic respiration

Answer 2

A type of respiration that does not need oxygen.

Question 3

Cellular respiration

Answer 3

Chemical process by which living cells produce energy in the cell.

Question 4

Exothermic

Answer 4

A type of reaction in which energy is transferred to the surroundings from the reactants. This energy transfer usually causes the temperature of the surroundings to rise.

Question 5

Glucose

Answer 5

A sugar produced by the digestion of carbohydrates and needed for respiration.

Question 6

Lactic acid

Answer 6

The waste product of anaerobic respiration in animal cells.

Question 7

Mitochondrion

Answer 7

A sub-cellular structure (organelle) in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, where aerobic respiration occurs. (Plural is mitochondia).