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Respiration Your body does it millions of times at once!
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What is respiration? Physiological definition: The act of exchanging gasses with the environment –mammals : inhale air, exhale CO 2 Biochemical definition aka cellular respiration: __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________
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1.Air is inhaled through the lungs (breathing) 2._____________________ inside red blood cells capture O 2 3.Blood with O 2 is pumped through the body to all tissues 4.In capillaries, cells _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 5.O 2 diffuses into the cell, and is _____________________________________ _____________________________________ molecules and make ATP Respiration in mammals
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How does O 2 get into the blood? Lungs are mostly a collection of ____________________________________, and they are surrounded by ______________________________________ As you inhale, the alveoli fill up with air, which contains O 2 Because there is more O 2 in the lungs than in the blood, ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Blood coming from the lungs is red because ______________________________________
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How does O 2 get into cells? Cells and tissues receive all nutrients (food, O 2, water) ______________________ When blood from the lungs reaches cells, there are______________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ At the same time, ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ where there is almost no CO 2
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How do animal cells use O 2 ? Cells break down glucose molecules to create ATP, the energy storing molecule O 2 is a crucial molecule in this process Aerobic respiration –______________________ –What our bodies do 95% of the time
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What happens without O 2 Anaerobic respiration –_________________________________________ –Much less efficient, takes place during emergencies when not enough O 2 is available –Produces alcohol in yeasts –_______________________________________ EX: When running away from a tiger, your muscles need lots of ATP FAST, but your heart can’t pump enough O 2 for aerobic respiration to produce enough ATP. Your muscles switch to anaerobic respiration, and the next day, all that lactic acid makes that tissue sore.
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How does your body use ATP? _________ is the most important energy provider for cells in all tissues ____________________ ____________________ releases energy used in other reactions in the cell ____________________ ADP is recycled and the P i group is put back on ___________________
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Using ATP during active transport ATP is ____________________ ____________________ by the Na + /K + pump Energy released during ATP hydrolysis is used ____________________ ____________________ concentration gradients ADP is transported back ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ during cellular respiration
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Cellular Respiration A very complicated molecular mechanism of transferring energy from glucose to ATP Many steps that have to be memorized –Make flash cards and study them –Make up a song –Draw the mechanism over and over again –Explain it to your mom
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