Aerobic respiration
The process in which glucose reacts with oxygen release the energy stored in food
reactants
things that react together
products
The things you get as a result of the reaction
mitochondria
The place where aerobic respiration happens inside your cells
glucose
Tiny molecules of carbohydrate - a simple sugar
haemoglobin
The part of red blood cells that oxygen joins on to in order to be transported around the body
plasma
The liquid part of your blood which the glucose dissolves in
Anaerobic respiration
A type of respiration that does not use oxygen. Glucose → lactic acid + energy
diffussion
The movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
lactic acid
Builds up in your muscles when they respire anaerobically
