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