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level: Level 1 of Respiration

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level questions: Level 1 of Respiration

QuestionAnswer
Where does respiration take place?all living cells
Respiration definitionthe process by which living cells release energy from food
What type of food contains most energy?fats
What does sodium hydroxide do?absorb carbon dioxide
bicarbonate indicatorturns from red to yellow when carbon dioxide is present
glycolysisglucose is broken down into pyruvate
what happens if oxygen is present after glycolysispyruvate is broken down in the mitochondria into carbon dioxide and water and this releases a lot of energy
fermentation in animals stage 2glucose is broken down in the cytoplasm into lactate, this releases very little energy
ATPthe molecule that stores energy from glucose in the cell
What happens when oxygen becomes available after fermentation in animal cells?lactate is converted back into pyruvate and enters the aerobic respiration pathway