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==Key Stage 3==
 
==Key Stage 3==
 
===Meaning===
 
===Meaning===
'''Aerobic Respiration''' is the process of releasing stored [[chemical energy]] from [[sugar]] [[molecule]]s by [[Chemical Reaction|reacting]] the [[sugar]]s with [[oxygen]].
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'''Aerobic Respiration''' is the process of releasing stored [[Chemical Potential Energy Store|chemical energy]] from [[sugar]] [[molecule]]s by [[Chemical Reaction|reacting]] the [[sugar]]s with [[oxygen]].
  
 
===About Aerobic Respiration===
 
===About Aerobic Respiration===
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==Key Stage 4==
 
==Key Stage 4==
 
===Meaning===
 
===Meaning===
'''Aerobic Respiration''' is the process of releasing stored [[chemical energy]] from [[glucose]] by [[Chemical Reaction|reacting]] it with [[oxygen]].
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'''Aerobic Respiration''' is the process of releasing stored [[Chemical Potential Energy Store|chemical energy]] from [[glucose]] by [[Chemical Reaction|reacting]] it with [[Oxygen]].
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===About Aerobic Respiration===
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: '''Aerobic respiration''' can only take place in the presence of [[Oxygen]].
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: '''Aerobic respiration''' provides [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] with the [[energy]] they need for [[Protein Synthesis|protein synthesis]], [[Active Transport|active transport]] and movement.
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: In [[Eukaryotic Cell|eukarytotic cells]] '''aerobic respiration''' takes place in the [[mitochondria]].
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: In [[Prokaryotic Cell|prokaryotic cells]] '''aerobic respiration''' takes place in the [[cytoplasm]] of the [[Cell (Biology)|cell]].
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===Word Equation===
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| style="height:20px; width:500px; text-align:center;" |The word equation for '''aerobic respiration''' showing the [[reactant]]s and [[product]]s.
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===Symbol Equation===
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| style="height:20px; width:500px; text-align:center;" |The balanced symbol equation for '''aerobic respiration'''.
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Revision as of 12:09, 5 November 2018

Key Stage 3

Meaning

Aerobic Respiration is the process of releasing stored chemical energy from sugar molecules by reacting the sugars with oxygen.

About Aerobic Respiration

In animal and plant cells respiration takes place in the mitochondria.
In bacteria respiration takes place in the cytoplasm.

Word Equation

AerobicRespirationWordEquation.png
The word equation for aerobic respiration showing the reactants and products.

Symbol Equation

AerobicRespirationBalancedSymbolEquation.png
The balanced symbol equation for aerobic respiration.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Aerobic Respiration is the process of releasing stored chemical energy from glucose by reacting it with Oxygen.

About Aerobic Respiration

Aerobic respiration can only take place in the presence of Oxygen.
Aerobic respiration provides cells with the energy they need for protein synthesis, active transport and movement.
In eukarytotic cells aerobic respiration takes place in the mitochondria.
In prokaryotic cells aerobic respiration takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell.

Word Equation

AerobicRespirationWordEquation.png
The word equation for aerobic respiration showing the reactants and products.

Symbol Equation

AerobicRespirationBalancedSymbolEquation.png
The balanced symbol equation for aerobic respiration.