Biology GCSE
Respiration as energy release
What Respiration as energy release means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Respiration as energy release
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Respiration as energy release in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
Glucose is broken down in cells using oxygen to release energy for processes such as muscle contraction, active transport and building large molecules.
Topics that use Respiration as energy release
- Transfer of biomass (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Biomass transfer between trophic levels
- Dry mass
- Efficiency of biomass transfer
- egestion
- Energy loss in ecosystems
- Energy loss in food chains
- Fate of incident light
- Glucose as respiratory substrate
Using Respiration as energy release in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Biology questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
Start free
All Biology GCSE termsA week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge