CELLULAR RESPIRATION

Sahana Kanabar

The Difference between cellular respiration and breathing •Although they are part of the same

process, breathing is the mechanical action done by the body to draw air inside. Breathing involves the lungs, bronchial tube and Alveoli.

•Cellular respiration is a chemical process that releases energy for the body’s use. The word equation is C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy. Put simply, Glucose + Oxygen → Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy. Some of this takes place in the mitochondria of each cell.

Respiratory System

Part of the cellular respiration take part here

The Start•The food we eat contains

glucose, when it is broken down in our cells, it releases energy.

•We take oxygen into our bodies through breathing, oxygen breaks down glucose.

Inside the cells•Food, that comes in the form of glucose,

gets broken down in the cells by oxygen.•A certain amount of energy get released

during the process that the cell is able to use for it’s activities.

•The biochemical energy is used to fuel many metabolic processes and transportation of molecules across membranes.

Becoming available to cells•ATP is a molecule in the cell, used for the

storage and transport of energy. •As food is broken down molecularly, ATP

forms.•As phosphate inside the ATP breaks down,

energy is released for endergonic reactions. endergonic |ˌendər

ˈgänik|adjective, Biochemistry (of a metabolic or chemical process) accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energy, the products being of greater free energy than the reactants. The opposite of exergonic .

Substances leaving•Using conservation of mass, the oxygen

and glucose that entered into the cells, get turned into water and carbon dioxide.

• The carbon dioxide leaves the body through exhaling.• Water can be used around the body or released by the body.

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