BiologyCode 5090
Anaerobic respiration
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Describe anaerobic respiration as a process in which glucose is broken down without oxygen, releasing a relatively small quantity of energy.
- Give the word equation that sums up anaerobic respiration in humans
- Give the word equation that sums up anaerobic respiration in yeast
- Account for the accumulation of lactic acid in muscle tissue and the bloodstream during intense physical activity, which leads to Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC) or an 'oxygen debt'
- Outline how the oxygen debt is cleared after exercise, limited to: the heart rate staying fast so that blood carries lactic acid from the muscles to the liver; breathing staying deeper and faster so that the liver has oxygen to break down lactic acid