Station 1 Question

What are the uses of energy in the body

of humans.

Cell
Division

Muscle
Contraction

Passage
of nerve
impulses

Maintenance
of a constant
body
temperature

Protein
Synthesis

Growth

STATION 2: During an
aerobics class, what
would happen to your
body temperature, heart
rate and rate and depth of
breathing? Why?

Aerobic respiration is a series of reactions

which can be summarised by this
equation.

During an aerobics class, what

would happen to your body
temperature, heart rate and rate
and They
depth
of breathing?
would
all increase. These
changes increase the blood flow to
the muscles and so increase the
supply of sugar and oxygen and
increase the rate of removal of
carbon dioxide. Heat is a by-product
of respiration.
The equation for aerobic respiration (above) is the
reverse of the equation for photosynthesis
(below).

Typical plant cell

Typical
animal cell

Station 3: Name the structures used in

respiration in plant and animal cells

Most of the
reactions in
aerobic
respiration
take place
inside
mitochondria.

Structures used in respiration in

plant and animal cells

Station 4 Question

Which types of
athletic events require
anaerobic respiration?

Glucose lactic acid (+energy relea

Incomplete
breakdown of
glucose

What is the downside to

this form of respiration?

Anaerobic
respiration
occurs during
high-intensity
activitiese.g.
Usain storms to 100m glory in 9.63
sprinting
seconds

If muscles are subjected to long periods of vigorous activity they become fatigued, i.e.
they stop contracting efficiently. One cause of muscle fatigue is the build-up of lactic
acid in the muscles which causes a stitch. Oxygen flowing through the muscles
removes the lactic acid. The amount of oxygen needed to break down the lactic acid is
called the oxygen debt. This is the amount of oxygen needed to oxidise lactic acid to
carbon dioxide and water. The existence of an oxygen debt explains why we continue to
breathe deeply and quickly for a while after exercise.
1. Lactic acid is broken down in the liver
2. High heart rate continues, even after exercise,
to transport lactic acid in blood from muscles to
the liver.
3. High breathing rate continues, even after
exercise, in order to supply oxygen for aerobic
respiration of lactic acid.

Anaerobic
respiration

Glucose lactic acid

(+energy released)
C H O 2C H O

Station 5 Question
Yeast cells respire anaerobically producing ethanol and carbon dioxide:
Glucose ethanol + carbon dioxide (+energy released)

C6H12O6 2 C2H5OH + CO2

1. This will eventually kill the yeast? Why?
2. What do we use the products of this type of respiration for?

Glucose ethanol + CO2 (+ energy released)

Yeast cells respire anaerobically eventually the
ethanol build-up will become toxic to the yeast.

Ethanol is used to make

alcoholic drinks
CO2 is used to
make bread rise

All of these food

products utilise
anaerobic
respiration

STATION 6: Anaerobic respiration

?
is essential for short bursts of
energy but cannot be used for
longer periods. Endurance
athletes need to pace
themselves to avoid anaerobic
respiration. A build-up of lactic
acid would hinder their
Jude should keep her
performance.
heart rate just below
the lactic acid
threshold (the point
where her blood lactic
acid conc. starts to
rise) when she trains.
Q. What should her

Jude should keep her heart rate just below the

lactic acid threshold (the point where her blood
lactic acid conc. starts to rise) when she trains.
Q. What should her maximum heart rate be?

Maximum
heart rate
should be
somewhe
re
between
155 and
165 beats
per

STATION 7: Hydrogen-carbonate indicator is pink. It

turns yellow if CO2 is added and purple if CO2 is
removed.
1. Predict the colour of the 4 tubes
2. Why does the 3rd tube have foil around it?
3. What is the purpose of the 4th tube?

Hydrogencarbonate indicator is pink. It turns yellow if

CO2 is added and purple if CO2 is removed.
1. Predict the colour of the 4 tubes see above
2. Why does the pondweed tube have foil around it? This
prevents the pondweed from photosynthesising. Depending
upon the rate of photosynthesis vs. respiration the indicator
could be pink, yellow or purple!
3. What is the purpose of the 4th tube? Control

STATION 8: Susan set up the

apparatus as shown. Both sets of
peas were sterilised to kill microbes on
their surfaces. She measured the
temperature inside each flask every 12
hours. Her results are shown in the
table below, but she forgot to label her
table. Q. Which results are for which
flask? How do you know?
Time (hours)
0
12
24
36
48
60
72

Temperature (C)
Flask ??
Flask ??
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

15
20
25
29
31
33
33

Q. Which results are for which

flask? How do you know?
Time
(hours)
0
12
24
36
48
60
72

Temperature (C)
Flask B
Flask A
Boiled peas Peas soaked in
water
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

15
20
25
29
31
33
33

The peas are in flask A respiring and respiration

produces heat. The peas in flask B were dead
(had been boiled) so could not respire and release