Enzymes And Respiration Flashcards
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What is the equation for aerobic respiration?
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Glucose + oxygen -> CO2 + water + energy
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What is respiration?
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The process of releasing energy from glucose which goes on in every cell
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Where do most of the reactions for aerobic respiration take place?
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In the mitochondria
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What are the four main things respiration releases energy for?
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- to build up larger molecules from smaller ones
- in animals to allow muscles to contract
- in mammals and birds, energy is used to keep a steady body temperature
- in plants to build sugars, nitrates and other nutrients into amino acids, which are then built up into proteins
