Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration

• Which gas is required for aerobic respiration?

  Oxygen
• When does aerobic respiration occur in plants and animals?

  All the time
• Where do most aerobic respiration reactions occur in the cell?

  Mitochondria
• What is the word equation for aerobic respiration?

  Glucose + Oxygen ---> Carbon dioxide + Water
• What is the symbol equation for aerobic respiration?

  C6H12O6 + 602 ---> 6CO2 + 6H20
• When is anaerobic respiration used?

  When the body cannot supply enough oxygen for aerobic respiration to supply the required energy, for example during intensive exercise
• What is anaerobic respiration?

  The incomplete breakdown of glucose, forming lactic acid
• What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration?

  Glucose ---> Lactic acid
• Does anaerobic respiration transfer more or less energy than aerobic respiration?

  Less energy
• How is anaerobic respiration different in plants and yeast?

  They produce ethanol and carbon dioxide instead of lactic acid
• What is anaerobic respiration in yeast cells called?

  Fermentation
• What is fermentation used for?

  Making bread and alcoholic drinks
• What makes bread rise in fermentation?

  The carbon dioxide
• How is alcohol produced in alcoholic drink making?

  Fermentation