Respiration

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What is respiration?
Respiration is the process of breaking down glucose to release energy which goes on in every living cell
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What does aerobic respiration use?
Oxygen
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Word equation for aerobic respiration
glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide and water (+energy)
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What three things does the circulatory system carry when taking blood around the body?
glucose, oxygen and carbon dioxide
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Where does the glucose come from?
it comes from breaking down food in the digestive system
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When oxygen in inhaled, what is exhaled?
Carbon dioxide
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What are the smallest blood vessels in the body?
Capillaries
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Wha is diffusion?
it is the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to a low concentration
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What do muscles need from respiration to contract?
energy
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The increase in respiration means you need to get what into cells?
more oxygen
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When your breathing rate increases your...
...heart rate increases
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How does anaerobic respiration happen?
when theres not enough oxygen available
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What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration?
glucose + lactic acid (+energy)
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What does anaerobic respiration produce?
a build up of lactic acid in the muscles
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