Aerobic respiration

• Respiration


  A chemical reaction which occurs in every one of the cells in the human body, releasing energy stored in glucose
• Aerobic respiration


  Glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water
• Aerobic respiration


  • Occurs in the presence of oxygen
  • Slowly releases lots of energy stored in glucose
  • Mostly occurs in mitochondria in the cytoplasm of cells
• Cells which need more energy

  Have more mitochondria
• aerobic equation


  C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O