Biology GCSE
Respiration
What Respiration means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
The process that provides the energy needed for active transport, and which the absorbed sugar helps to supply glucose for.
A process in plants, animals and microorganisms that releases carbon dioxide back to the atmosphere.
The chemical process that uses oxygen and produces carbon dioxide.
An exothermic reaction that transfers energy from glucose in all living cells.
Topics that use Respiration
- Active transport (AQA GCSE)
- Diffusion (AQA GCSE)
- How materials are cycled (AQA GCSE)
- Respiration (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration
- Concentration gradient
- Concentration gradients
- Diffusion
- Active transport
- Building blocks for life
- Carbon cycle processes
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