Bioenergetics Flashcards
What substance is removed from the air by living things for respiration?
Oxygen
Photosynthesis requires energy. What brings energy to a plant?
Sun
What gas is needed by plants for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
What do plant cells store excess glucose as?
Starch
What substance is removed from muscles by the blood during exercise? Give the name, not the formula.
Carbon dioxide
What sugar is formed in photosynthesis?
Glucose
Photosynthesis requires energy. What brings energy to a plant?
Sun light
What gas is needed by plants for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
What do plant cells store excess glucose as?
Starch
Why is glucose unsuitable for storage in plants?
It’s soluble
What substance, produced in photosynthesis, is used in plants to make fats and oils?
Glucose
What substances control all the chemical reactions in a cell?
Enzymes
In which part of a cell does most aerobic respiration take place?
Mitochondria
Why do we need respiration?
To synthesis large molecules
Break down molecules
Active transport
Maintain body temp
What is oxygen debt?
The amount of oxygen needed to break down lactic acid
