Bioenergertics

• What is the word equation for photosynthesis?

  Carbon dioxide + water + sunlight -> glucose + oxygen
• What can the rate of photosynthesis be increased by?

  Light, carbon dioxide, temperature
• What does respiration provide energy for ?

  Chemical reactions
• What is aerobic respiration?

  The process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into carbon dioxide, water, and energy
• What is the word equation of aerobic respiration?

  Glucose + Oxygen -> Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy
• What is anaerobic respiration?

  A process of cellular respiration that occurs in the absence of oxygen.
• What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration?

  glucose -> lactic acid (in animals) or ethanol + carbon dioxide (in yeast)
• What is metabolism?

  Metabolism is the process by which the body converts food and drink into energy.
• What type of reaction is photosynthesis?

  Endothermic
• 2 uses of glucose from photosynthesis

  Produce insoluble storage molecule starch

  To release energy in respiration
• What type of reaction is respiration?

  Exothermic
• Anaerobic respiration in yeast cells is called?

  Fermentation
• What can we use fermentation for?

  To make alcohol using ethanol