Lesson 2 - Aerobic Respiration
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What is the respiration word equation?
Glucose + Oxygen -> Carbon Dioxide + Water (+energy as ATP)
What is Respiration
The process of transferring energy from glucose, which happens constantly in every living cell
What is the purpose of respiration?
To provide organisms with ATP energy
Is respiration a chemical reaction or a gas exchange?
It is a chemical reaction, an example of a gas exchange is simply breathing
Where do animals respire?
In the mitochondria
Is oxygen essential to all living organisms?
To most, yes, however there are some rare occurrences where organisms can respire anaerobically, meaning they don't need oxygen
Word Equation for Anaerobic Respiration
Glucose —> Lactic acid ( + energy)