Y8 Bio T1-Bioenergetics Flashcards
what is the name of the dome shaped muscle found beneath our lungs
diaphragm
what is glucose stored as in plants
starch
What is the correct name for our windpipe?
Trachea
What is the name of the tiny paws on the underside of leaves that let gases in and out?
Stomata
Where does the aerobic respiration take place?
Mitochondria
What is the cramp causing product of anaerobic respiration?
Lactic acid
Which component makes up most of our blood fluid?
Plasma
Which type of blood vessel contains
Vein
Which side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body?
The left
What does a white blood cell do?
Destroys microorganisms
What is the equation for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide + water ➡️ glucose + oxygen
What type of energy does a plant use in photosynthesis?
Lights
What do plants need to carry on surviving?
Glucose n sunlight
Give one function of ribs
To protect the lungs
In what process does oxygen move the air inside the lungs into the blood?
Diffusion
Oxygen moves from the lungs into the blood through the walls of the____
Capillary
Give two adaptations of the lungs that help rapid absorption of oxygen into the blood
- It’s bigger.
- Lots of Alveoli
What is the main type of tissues in the heart wall?
Muscles
If the walls of a blood vessel is thin, it is a____
If they are thick, it is _____
1.vien
2.artery
What does anaerobic mean?
Respiration without oxygen
What do we need aerobic respiration for?
Muscle contraction,making molecules and maintaining a warm temperature
What is the aerobic respiration equation?
Glucose + oxygen➡️ carbon dioxide+ water+ energy
What is the equation of anaerobic respiration?
Glucose➡️ lactic acid(+ a little energy)
What happens to the ribs and the diaphragm when you inhale?
The ribs move up and out and the diaphragm moves down
