Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Aerobic respiration

Aerobic respiration — practice question

(a)[2]

Respiration liberates energy. State the word equation for aerobic respiration.

(b(i))[1]

Fig. 4.1 gives the mean daily energy requirement for different groups of males and females. State the average energy requirement of a five-year-old female.

(b(ii))[2]

An eleven-year-old male received only 8000 kJ per day for four months. Use the information in Fig. 4.1 to suggest two effects this could have on him.

(c)[3]

Use the information in Fig. 4.1 to make three comparisons between the energy needs of 17-year-olds and adults.

(d)[2]

Yeast cells are able to respire anaerobically. Biotechnology uses this. State two ways in which humans use the products of anaerobic respiration in yeast.

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