Aerobic Respiration

• Label the word equation for Aerobic Respiration

  A) glucose

  B) oxygen

  C) carbon dioxide

  D) water

  
• Name the organelle in this picture.

  A) mitochondria

  B) mitochondrian

  
• What is respiration?

  Process of transferring energy in the body
• Why does your body continually transfer energy?

  To move, grow, and keep warm
• What happens to energy transfer when you sleep?

  It continues to keep your body functioning
• Where does your energy come from?

  Chemical stores in the food you eat
• Where does aerobic respiration occur?

  In plant and animal cells
• What is aerobic respiration?

  Glucose reacting with oxygen in chemical reactions
• What is the purpose of aerobic respiration?

  To provide a constant supply of energy
• Where does respiration take place within a cell?

  Inside the mitochondria
• What controls each chemical reaction during respiration?

  A specific enzyme
• How do you get the oxygen needed for respiration?

  From the air you breathe
• What do most cells contain?

  Mitochondria
• How is oxygen transported to cells?

  Blood carries it to your cells
• What does the number of mitochondria in a cell indicate?

  How large an active site is
• Why do muscle cells contain large numbers of mitochondria?

  They transfer lots of energy
• What is ATP?

  Adenosine triphosphate, an energy store
• Why do liver cells have many mitochondria?

  They carry out many reactions
• What happens to energy during respiration?

  It is transferred to the surroundings by heating
• What are the products of aerobic respiration?

  Carbon dioxide and water
• What type of reaction is respiration classified as?

  An exothermic reaction
• How is ATP used in living organisms?

  • To synthesize larger molecules from smaller ones
  • For movement by contracting muscle cells
  • To stay warm by increasing respiration rate
• How do plants use ATP?

  To make amino acids from sugars and nutrients
• How do animals use ATP for movement?

  By contracting muscle cells
• What happens when an animal's surroundings are colder?

  They increase their rate of respiration
• Why do animals increase respiration in cold surroundings?

  To transfer more energy by heating
• What is the purpose of keeping the body at a constant temperature?

  To maintain proper physiological functions