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Anaerobic respiration in animals and plants

Learning Intentions

2.38 know the word equation for anaerobic respiration in plants and
in animals
STARTER:

Can you state the REACTANTS and PRODUCTS of

AEROBIC RESPIRATION?

STRETCH: Write the balanced symbol equation for

aerobic respiration
Aerobic respiration isn’t the only type of
respiration……
Lift your leg up like so

How long can you keep it up for?

Why does this happen?

Anaerobic respiration
‘Without oxygen’
Anaerobic respiration
Involves the incomplete breakdown of glucose
glucose → lactic acid (+ little energy)
Oxygen debt
Muscle fatigue Anaerobic respiration
Caused by the build-up
This leads to…. produces an oxygen debt.
of lactic acid in the
muscles from anaerobic This is the amount of oxygen
respiration. needed to oxidise lactic acid
The lactic acid is to carbon dioxide and water.
removed from the The existence of an oxygen
muscles by blood flowing Anaerobic debt explains why we
through them. respiration also continue to breathe deeply
allows animals and quickly for a while after
to move exercise.
suddenly and
quickly.

WHY MIGHT
THEY NEED TO
DO THIS!
 Anaerobic respiration in plants
In plants
If the roots of a plant get waterlogged they start to run out of oxygen too. So they need
to use a different form of anaerobic respiration. The one they use is this:

It is also the reaction used by yeast cells when they make bread or alcoholic drinks.

Again, like lactic acid, ethanol is poisonous - that's why it affects brain cells! If there is too
much ethanol produced it will kill the cells. So it must be got rid of by using oxygen in
aerobic reactions.
Otherwise the plant cells get 'pickled' - permanently!
 PROGRESS CHECK!

What is anaerobic respiration

State the equation for anaerobic respiration in humans

__________+____________________________+_____________________

State the equation for anaerobic respiration in plants

__________+____________________________
PROGRESS CHECK:
Answer the following questions
1. Explain why you would feel muscle
fatigue after exercising for 30 Key words to
minutes. use

Anaerobic
Oxygen
Lactic acid
Breath
2. What is the bodies response to Heavily
this? Oxygen debt
Water
Carbon dioxide
Self mark
Explain why you would feel muscle fatigue after exercising
for 30 minutes.
As you are exercising oxygen can not get to your working
muscles fast enough so your body starts to respire
anaerobically. This results in a build up of lactic acid which
causes muscle fatigue.

What is the bodies response to this?

Your muscles are now in oxygen debt. You start to breath
heavily deeply so that oxygen can oxidise the lactic acid and
break it back down into water and carbon dioxide.
 PROGRESS CHECK

CAN YOU WRITE THE EQUATION FOR :

 AEROBIC RESPIRATION

 ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION
APPLICATION
In anaerobic respiration:

Lactic acid from the

muscles enter the blood

Here it is converted back THINK! HOW DO YOU FEEL

into GLUCOSE AFTER EXERCISE?

We need extra oxygen this is

called
This process needs a lot of
EPOC
energy which can come
form aerobic respiration in Excess post exercise oxygen
the liver consumption

OR OXYGEN DEBT.

Breathing and heart rate stays

high after you stop
exercising…..Why?
 Exam Practice YR 8 RESPIRATION
In this question you will be assessed on using good English, organising information clearly and using
specialist terms where appropriate
State what happens in aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
Describe the effects of anaerobic respiration during and after hard exercise. (6 marks)

KEYWORDS:
Oxygen
Debt
Aerobic
Anaerobic
Respiration
Cytoplasm
Lact ic acid
Muscles
Glucose
Exercise
Heart rate
Breathing rate

Marks

Grade
 Exam Practice YR 8 RESPIRATION
In this question you will be assessed on using good English, organising information clearly and using
specialist terms where appropriate
State what happens in aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
Describe the effects of anaerobic respiration during strenuous exercise. (6 marks)

MARK SCHEME MARK

Tick off each point you mention and award yourself the mark AWARDED

•State word equation for anaerobic respiration 2

•State word equation for aerobic respiration
•Bonus point for symbol equation.
•Anaerobic respiration does not require oxygen

•During strenuous exercise – oxygen is used up faster than 3

it is replaced. Anaerobic respiration takes place in
cytoplasm of muscle cells: glucose converts to lactic acid.
•Anaerobic respiration does not release as much energy so
muscles get tired
•Breathing and heart rate remain high after exercise to
replace extra oxygen to your cells.

Literacy 1

W.W.W.

E.B.I

Marks

Grade
PROGRESS CHECK
STRETCH TASK