Respiration

Question 1

Is respiration endothermic or exothermic?

Answer 1

Exothermic

Question 2

What is respiration?

Answer 2

Respiration is the process of transferring energy from glucose which goes on in every cell

Question 3

Give 3 examples of how organisms use the energy transferred by respiration.

Answer 3

To build up larger molecules from smaller ones e.g. proteins from amino acids
In animals it’s used to allow the muscles to contract
In mammals and birds, the energy is used up to keep the body temperature steady and coldest surroundings because unlike other animals, mammals and birds keep their bodies constantly warm