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GCSE Biology · key term
Respiration that uses oxygen and completely breaks down glucose into carbon dioxide and water.
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Specification 4.4.2.1 · Paper 1
Respiration that uses oxygen and completely oxidises glucose.
Revise: Aerobic and Anaerobic RespirationAerobic respiration uses oxygen. Glucose is oxidised completely, producing carbon dioxide and water and transferring a relatively large amount of energy.
Specification 8.9, 8.10, 9.17B, 9.18B · Paper 2
When asked to compare, give paired statements: for example, aerobic respiration uses oxygen whereas anaerobic respiration does not.
Do not say that anaerobic respiration transfers no energy. It makes ATP, but its ATP yield is much lower than that of aerobic respiration.
Plants carry out both photosynthesis and respiration. Their aerobic respiration has the same overall reactants and products as aerobic respiration in animals.
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Cellular respiration that uses oxygen and transfers energy from glucose.
Aerobic respiration uses oxygen to break down glucose and transfer energy.
Respiration that uses oxygen to release energy from food.
The release of energy from food using oxygen.
Specification B1.3c · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher)
Respiration that uses oxygen and breaks down glucose completely, producing carbon dioxide and water with a high ATP yield.
Revise: Aerobic and anaerobic respirationAnimals, plants and fungi all respire. Their cells can use aerobic respiration when oxygen is available, while some cells can switch to anaerobic respiration when oxygen is unavailable or cannot be supplied quickly enough.
Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher), Paper 4 (Higher)
Cellular respiration that uses oxygen to break down glucose, producing carbon dioxide, water and a relatively large yield of ATP.
Revise: Aerobic vs Anaerobic RespirationIn aerobic respiration, glucose is broken down and its breakdown products combine with oxygen.
Respiration that uses oxygen and produces carbon dioxide and water.