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1
Q

What happens to cells without energy?

A

They die

2
Q

What are the reactants of aerobic respiration?

A

Glucose + Oxygen

3
Q

What are the products of aerobic respiration?

A

Carbon Dioxide + Water

4
Q

Is energy a chemical substance?

A

No

5
Q

How is glucose supplied?

A

Through the digestion of carbohydrates

6
Q

Where is glucose absorbed into the blood?

A

The small intestines

7
Q

Where does the blood travel?

A

In the blood vessels

8
Q

Which system are the heart and blood vessels in?

A

The circulatory system

9
Q

Which system are the lungs in?

A

The respiratory system

10
Q

Where is oxygen diffused into the blood?

A

The alveoli

11
Q

Which cells carries Oxygen around the body?

A

Red blood cells

12
Q

What is tissue fluid made of and what do cells take from it?

A

Oxygen and glucose

13
Q

Where does tissue fluid come from?

A

Capillaries around the body

14
Q

What do cells produce and put back into the tissue fluid?

A

Carbon Dioxide

15
Q

After the tissue fluids soaks back into the capillaries, what does the waste Carbon Dioxide do?

A

Dissolve in blood plasma

16
Q

Where does blood go after being diffused in the lungs?

A

The capillaries

17
Q

Where does the Carbon Dioxide from the tissue fluid go to after being dissolved by cells?

A

It diffuses out of the blood into the air and out of the lungs, hence why we breathe out Carbon Dioxide

18
Q

Carbon Dioxide is e_______ out of the lungs

A

Carbon Dioxide is excreted out of the lungs

19
Q

What is the process called when Oxygen is diffused into the blood and Carbon Dioxide out of the blood?

A

Gas exhange

20
Q

What is the process called when cells take Oxygen and glucose out of the tissue fluid and put Carbon Dioxide into the blood?

A

Respiration

21
Q

Why does your breathing rate and heart rate increase during exercise?

A

Your cells need more Oxygen and glucose for respiration