Aerobic Respiration

**Based on AQA biology specification ( can be used for revision). Includes: Content, AFL Questions, Exam style Questions and Answers
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Based on AQA biology specification

Students should be able to describe cellular respiration as an
exothermic reaction which is continuously occurring in living cells.
The energy transferred supplies all the energy needed for living
processes.

Respiration in cells can take place aerobically (using oxygen) or
anaerobically (without oxygen), to transfer energy.

Organisms need energy for:
• chemical reactions to build larger molecules
• movement
• keeping warm.

Aerobic respiration is represented by the equation:
glucose + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
Students should recognise the chemical symbols:
C6
H12O6
, O2
, CO2
and H2O.