Cellular Respiration

In which organelles does cellular respiration take place?

Mitochondria

The organelle inside plant and animal cells that performs cellular respiration is called

Mitochondria

Which cells in your body undergo cellular respiration?

every cell in your body

ATP is to your cells is like

gasoline for your car

What 2 things must organisms take in as the "reactants" for cellular respiration?

glucose and oxygen

Photosynthesis is a process in which ______ make their own food called glucose.

plants

How does your body get ride of the carbon dioxide produced by cellular respiration?

through your lungs

After releasing the energy, carbon dioxide and water are released as ________.

waste products

Cellular respiration is a process in which organisms break down _________ to release energy.

Glucose

Which produces more energy, aerobic respiration or fermentation?

Respiration

The plant must take in energy from sunlight, and also absorb water and ________.

carbon dioxide

Inside this organelle there is a pigment called __________ that makes the plant green.

chlorophyll

The organelle inside the plant cells that is in charge of photosynthesis is called the _______.

chloropast

What's one major reason human cells have evolved to depend on aerobic, and not anaerobic, respiration?

Aerobic respiration produces more energy than anaerobic respiration.

In fermentation, what do cells use instead of oxygen to break down glucose?

Carbon dioxide

What are the chemical products of cellular respiration?

Carbon dioxide, water, and ATP

What is glucose made of

Chlorophyll, energy, and carbon

The organelle breaks apart the glucose molecule to release the energy stored by a plant's _________.

Chloroplast

How do we get the glucose we need to power our cells?

Eating

The processes of Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration are _______.

Opposite

What do the respiratory system and cellular respiration have in common?

Oxygen plays a key role in both

After making the glucose, plants release a gas called ______ that we need to survive.

oxygen

In the process of photosynthesis, the plant captures _____.

sun's energy