Aerobic Respiration Notes

Living things need energy for movement, growth, warmth, and repair.
Respiration is the process of getting energy from food; aerobic respiration is most common.
Aerobic respiration equation: $glucose + oxygen \rightarrow carbon dioxide + water + energy$
Cells need glucose and oxygen for aerobic respiration.
- In humans, glucose is transported by blood plasma from the small intestine.
- Oxygen is carried by hemoglobin in red blood cells from the lungs.
Glucose combines with oxygen in cells, releasing energy, carbon dioxide, and water.
Waste products are carried by blood plasma to the lungs for excretion.
Aerobic respiration occurs in animal and plant cells.
It starts in the cytoplasm and finishes in the mitochondria, where most energy is released.