Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Aerobic respiration

Aerobic respiration — practice question

A student carried out several kinds of activity. During each one, she recorded her pulse rate in beats per minute (bpm). The data are shown in Fig. 3.1.
(a(i))[1]

State the activity that gives the highest pulse rate.

(a(ii))[1]

State the student’s pulse rate while she was cycling.

(a(iii))[2]

Calculate the percentage rise in her pulse rate from resting to walking. Show your working and give the answer to the nearest whole number.

(b)[1]

State one further way of monitoring the heart’s activity.

(c)[2]

Describe how a person’s breathing changes during exercise.

(d)[3]

Aerobic respiration is the chemical reactions in [BLANK] that use [BLANK] to break down [BLANK] molecules in order to release energy.

(e(i))[1]

State the word equation for anaerobic respiration in muscle cells.

(e(ii))[1]

State one advantage of aerobic respiration compared with anaerobic respiration in humans.

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