Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Respiration In Cells
- Blood pumped around the body by the heart (through arteries and capillaries) for the diffusion of glucose and oxygen to the cells.
- Glucose in the blood
- Digestion and absorption (e.g. amino acids and glucose)
- Food
- Oxygen in the blood
- Breathing and gas exchange in the lungs.
- Oxygen in the air
- Carbon dioxide and water leave the
cells as waste products.
- Blood returns to heart through veins.
- Energy is for moving, growing and keeping warm.
- The word equation for aerobic respiration is:
glucose+oxygen=carbon dioxide+water+energy