Anaerobic respiration worksheet

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​Aerobic & Anaerobic Worksheet

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Organisms respire in order to release energy. ______________________ respiration is respiration requiring ___________________. 

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In aerobic respiration the reactants are ___________ and __________.

The products are water and ____________ dioxide. _______________ is also released. 

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_______________ respiration is respiration without oxygen. Anaerobic respiration takes place when there is ________ oxygen available but energy is required.

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This happens when an athlete runs very fast but the body cannot supply _____________ oxygen.

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In anaerobic respiration the reactant is only _______________.

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The product is ____________ _. A _________________ energy is released. This is because not all the energy is released from each glucose molecule.

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Glucose → lactic acid + ENERGY                                       (Lactic acid is ________________)

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To get rid of lactic acid the person will ____________ in order to get a good supply of oxygen.

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You have to keep breathing hard for a while after you stop to get oxygen into your muscles to convert the painful lactic acid which has built up to harmless _____________ dioxide and ____________. 

The amount of oxygen required to do this is called _______________.