Respiration

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What is Respiration?

  • Cellular respiration is an exothermic reaction that occurs continuously in all living cells.
  • It releases the energy needed for living processes; this energy is transferred from glucose.
  • Respiration is a chemical process and is not the same as breathing.
  • Energy from respiration is used for: chemical reactions to build larger molecules, muscle contraction for movement, and keeping warm to maintain a constant temperature for enzyme activity.

Aerobic Respiration

  • Aerobic respiration uses oxygen to break down glucose completely, releasing a relatively large amount of energy.
  • Word equation: glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water.
  • Balanced symbol equation: C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O.
  • Most aerobic respiration takes place in the mitochondria of cells.
  • The products carbon dioxide and water are waste products.

Balanced equation for aerobic respiration

Balanced equation for aerobic respiration

Anaerobic Respiration in Animals

  • Anaerobic respiration takes place without oxygen and involves the incomplete breakdown of glucose.
  • In animals, glucose is broken down into lactic acid: glucose → lactic acid.
  • It releases much less energy than aerobic respiration because glucose is not fully oxidised.
  • It mainly occurs in muscle cells during vigorous exercise when oxygen supply cannot meet demand.
  • Lactic acid builds up, lowering the pH of muscle tissue and causing fatigue, so muscles stop contracting efficiently.

Anaerobic respiration in muscles during vigorous exercise: glucose -> lactic acid.

Anaerobic respiration in muscles during vigorous exercise: glucose -> lactic acid.

Anaerobic Respiration in Plants and Yeast

  • In plants and yeast, glucose is broken down without oxygen to produce ethanol and carbon dioxide: glucose → ethanol + carbon dioxide.
  • In yeast, this process is called fermentation.
  • Fermentation is economically important in bread making (carbon dioxide makes dough rise) and in brewing (ethanol is the alcohol in drinks).

Anaerobic respiration in yeast: glucose -> alcohol + carbon dioxide.

Anaerobic respiration in yeast: glucose -> alcohol + carbon dioxide.

Comparing Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration

  • Oxygen: aerobic requires oxygen; anaerobic does not.
  • Products: aerobic produces carbon dioxide and water; anaerobic in animals produces lactic acid; anaerobic in plants and yeast produces ethanol and carbon dioxide.
  • Energy transferred: aerobic releases much more energy than anaerobic.
  • Location: aerobic mainly in mitochondria; anaerobic in the cytoplasm.

Response to Exercise

  • During exercise, muscles contract more, increasing energy demand and the need for oxygen.
  • The body responds by increasing breathing rate and breath volume to absorb more oxygen and remove more carbon dioxide.
  • Heart rate also increases to supply more oxygenated blood to the muscles.
  • If oxygen supply is insufficient, anaerobic respiration occurs, producing lactic acid and creating an oxygen debt.
  • After vigorous exercise, breathing and heart rate remain elevated to deliver extra oxygen to break down lactic acid.

Oxygen Debt

  • Oxygen debt is the extra oxygen needed after exercise to react with accumulated lactic acid and remove it from cells.
  • Lactic acid can be oxidised to carbon dioxide and water, or transported in the blood to the liver where it is converted back into glucose.
  • Repaying the oxygen debt explains why breathing and heart rate stay high after exercise.

Metabolism

  • Metabolism is the sum of all reactions in a cell or the body.
  • Energy from respiration drives enzyme-controlled metabolic reactions that synthesise new molecules.
  • Carbohydrates: glucose is used to make starch (energy storage in plants), glycogen (energy storage in animals), and cellulose (strengthens plant cell walls).
  • Lipids: synthesised from glycerol and three fatty acids; used for energy storage.
  • Proteins: glucose and nitrate ions form amino acids, which are used to synthesise proteins; excess proteins are broken down to urea for excretion.

Practical: Investigating Respiration

  • Respirometers measure the rate of oxygen consumption during aerobic respiration in organisms such as germinating seeds or invertebrates.
  • Soda-lime pellets absorb carbon dioxide produced, so the volume change measured is due to oxygen consumption.
  • The apparatus is placed in a temperature-controlled water bath to investigate the effect of temperature.
  • The rate of oxygen consumption (cm³ min⁻¹) is calculated using the formula πr²h, where r is the radius of the capillary tube and h is the distance moved by the manometer fluid per minute.
  • The respirometer cannot measure anaerobic respiration because no oxygen is consumed.

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  1. 1.Which of the following would allow the net diffusion of oxygen into Amoeba proteus?

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    • Aconcentration of oxygen in water = 4 ppm, concentration of oxygen in Amoeba = 4 ppm
    • Bconcentration of oxygen in water = 10 ppm, concentration of oxygen in Amoeba = 10 ppm
    • Cconcentration of oxygen in water = 4 ppm, concentration of oxygen in Amoeba = 10 ppm
    • Dconcentration of oxygen in water = 10 ppm, concentration of oxygen in Amoeba = 4 ppm
  2. 2.Which two changes allow the rate of respiration in the muscle to increase during exercise?

    Medium
    • Aheart rate increases and amount of glucose delivered to the muscles increases
    • Bheart rate increases and amount of glucose delivered to the muscles decreases
    • Cheart rate decreases and amount of glucose delivered to the muscles increases
    • Dheart rate decreases and amount of glucose delivered to the muscles decreases
  3. 3.Respiration is a life process carried out by all organisms to release energy for cellular processes. State two uses, in an animal cell, of the energy released during respiration.

    Easy
    • AMuscle contraction and keeping warm
    • BPhotosynthesis and transpiration
    • CDigestion and excretion
    • DBreathing and heart beating
  4. 4.Anaerobic respiration releases more energy per glucose molecule than aerobic respiration.

    Easy

    True or false?

  5. 5.Which word equation represents anaerobic respiration in yeast?

    Easy
    • Aglucose → lactic acid
    • Bglucose → ethanol + carbon dioxide
    • Cglucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water
    • Dglucose → carbon dioxide + water
  6. 6.Which of the following statements about anaerobic respiration in animals are correct? (select all that apply)

    Medium
    • AIt produces lactic acid.
    • BIt occurs when oxygen is absent.
    • CIt releases more energy than aerobic respiration.
    • DIt occurs in muscle cells during vigorous exercise.
    • EIt produces ethanol and carbon dioxide.
  7. 7.Match each term with its correct description.

    Easy
    • Aerobic respiration
    • Anaerobic respiration
    • Oxygen debt
    • Fermentation
    • The amount of extra oxygen needed after exercise to break down lactic acid
    • Respiration that uses oxygen
    • Anaerobic respiration in yeast cells
    • Respiration that occurs without oxygen
  8. 8.Place the following statements in the correct order to describe how oxygen debt is repaid after vigorous exercise.

    Medium
    • Lactic acid is transported in the blood from the muscles to the liver.
    • Breathing rate and heart rate remain elevated to supply extra oxygen.
    • Lactic acid is broken down using oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water.
    • The oxygen debt is repaid.

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