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==Key Stage 2==
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===Meaning===
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'''Respiration''' is the process of releasing [[energy]] from food.
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==Key Stage 3==
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===Meaning===
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'''Respiration''' is the process of releasing [[energy]] from food [[molecule]]s.
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===About Respiration===
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: '''Respiration''' may be [[Aerobic Respiration]], requiring [[Oxygen]], or [[Anaerobic Respiration]] which can take place in the absence of [[Oxygen]].
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|[[File:AerobicRespirationWordEquation.png|center|300px]]
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|[[File:AnaerobicRespirationWordEquation.png|center|300px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |The word equation for '''aerobic respiration''' showing the [[reactant]]s and [[product]]s.
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A word equation for '''anaerobic respiration''' in [[Animal Cell|animal cells]] and [[Plant Cell|plant cells]] and [[bacteria]] showing the [[reactant]]s and [[product]]s.
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==Key Stage 4==
 
==Key Stage 4==
 
===Meaning===
 
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===About Respiration===
 
===About Respiration===
: '''Respiration''' can be [[Aerobic Respiration]], requiring [[Oxygen]], or [[Anaerobic Respiration]] which can take place in the absence of [[Oxygen]].
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: '''Respiration''' may be [[Aerobic Respiration]], requiring [[Oxygen]], or [[Anaerobic Respiration]] which can take place in the absence of [[Oxygen]].
 
: In [[Eukaryotic Cell|eukaryotic cells]] '''respiration''' takes place in the [[mitochondria]].
 
: In [[Eukaryotic Cell|eukaryotic cells]] '''respiration''' takes place in the [[mitochondria]].
 
: In [[Prokaryotic Cell|prokaryotic cells]] '''respiration''' takes place in the [[cytoplasm]] of the [[Cell (Biology)|cell]].
 
: In [[Prokaryotic Cell|prokaryotic cells]] '''respiration''' takes place in the [[cytoplasm]] of the [[Cell (Biology)|cell]].

Revision as of 09:10, 5 June 2019

Key Stage 2

Meaning

Respiration is the process of releasing energy from food.

Key Stage 3

Meaning

Respiration is the process of releasing energy from food molecules.

About Respiration

Respiration may be Aerobic Respiration, requiring Oxygen, or Anaerobic Respiration which can take place in the absence of Oxygen.
AerobicRespirationWordEquation.png
AnaerobicRespirationWordEquation.png
The word equation for aerobic respiration showing the reactants and products. A word equation for anaerobic respiration in animal cells and plant cells and bacteria showing the reactants and products.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Respiration is the process of releasing energy from food molecules.

About Respiration

Respiration may be Aerobic Respiration, requiring Oxygen, or Anaerobic Respiration which can take place in the absence of Oxygen.
In eukaryotic cells respiration takes place in the mitochondria.
In prokaryotic cells respiration takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell.