Aerobic respiration
What Aerobic respiration means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Requires oxygen and produces carbon dioxide and water from glucose and oxygen, transferring a relatively larger amount of energy per glucose molecule.
The process that releases energy from glucose using oxygen, represented by the equation glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water.
Respiration that uses oxygen, occurs mainly in mitochondria, completely oxidises glucose and transfers a large amount of energy.
Uses oxygen, occurs mainly in mitochondria, produces carbon dioxide and water, and releases energy for metabolism.
An exothermic reaction that transfers energy to the environment, some of which is used to keep the body warm.
Process of which mitochondria are the site, using glucose and oxygen to release energy that the cell needs.
Topics that use Aerobic respiration
- Aerobic and anaerobic respiration (AQA GCSE)
- Animal and plant cells (AQA GCSE)
- Metabolism (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Anaerobic respiration
- Mitochondria
- Respiration
- Amino acids
- Balanced symbol equation
- Cell membrane
- Cell structure and function
- Cell wall
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