Save
Biology
Respiration
Anaerobic respiration
Save
Share
Learn
Content
Leaderboard
Share
Learn
Created by
Amelia Lee
Visit profile
Cards (8)
For a short period during vigorous exercise, the body's cells may not have enough
oxygen
View source
Aerobic
respiration cannot occur and
anaerobic
respiration happens instead
View source
Anaerobic respiration
Glucose
→
Lactic acid
View source
Anaerobic
respiration
Releases
less
energy than aerobic respiration but it does this
faster
View source
The product of anaerobic respiration is
lactic acid
View source
Lactic acid builds up in muscles
Causing pain and
tiredness
, which can lead to a
cramp
View source
After vigorous exercise
1. People continue to
breathe
deeply and
quickly
for a short period
2. This is called
excess post-exercise oxygen consumption
or
EPOC
3.
Lactic acid
reacts with
oxygen
to form carbon dioxide and water
4. Releases the rest of the energy originally in the
glucose
View source
EPOC
Used to be called
'oxygen debt'
View source
See similar decks
anaerobic respiration
biology > respiration
29 cards
Anaerobic respiration
Biology > Respiration
18 cards
Anaerobic respiration
Biology > Respiration
4 cards
Anaerobic Respiration
BIOLOGY > Respiration
10 cards
Anaerobic respiration
Biology - respiration
100 cards
Anaerobic respiration
Biology > Respiration
7 cards
Anaerobic Respiration
Biology > Respiration
6 cards
Anaerobic respiration
Biology > Respiration
10 cards
anaerobic respiration
GCSE Biology > respiration
8 cards
Anaerobic respiration
GCSE biology > Respiration
1 card
Anaerobic respiration
Chemistry > Biology > Respiration
6 cards
Anaerobic respiration
Science > Biology > Respiration
9 cards
Anaerobic respiration
Year 13 Biology > Respiration
13 cards
Anaerobic Respiration
Topic 5 - Biology > Respiration
7 cards
anaerobic respiration and fermentation
BIOLOGY > Respiration
33 cards
Plants & Fungi
BIOLOGY > Respiration > Anaerobic Respiration
5 cards
Anaerobic Respiration
Biology > Double Biology > Respiration
6 cards
Anaerobic respiration
GCSE SCIENCE > Biology > Respiration
25 cards
Anaerobic respiration
BIOLOGY > Module 5 > Biology- Respiration
8 cards
Anaerobic respiration in plants and yeast
Biology > Respiration
5 cards
Anaerobic respiration
Biology > Respiration
6 cards