Biology·Organisation & maintenance · NSSCO 3.10.1
Aerobic respiration
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The reaction that powers you — how your cells use oxygen to release energy from glucose, the word and symbol equations, what the energy is used for, and how temperature changes the rate.
What you'll learn in this lesson
By the end you should be able to (NSSCO Biology 3.10.1):
- Define aerobic respiration as reactions in cells that use oxygen to break down nutrients and release energy
- State the word and balanced symbol equation for aerobic respiration
- State the uses of energy in the human body
- Describe how temperature affects the rate of respiration in germinating seeds
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Miss Rachel and Mike talk through the whole topic — with the figure and working drawn live.
Hands-on lab
Investigate respiration in germinating seeds in 3D