Anaerobic respiration worksheet

Organisms respire in order to release energy. ______________________ respiration is respiration requiring ___________________. 

In aerobic respiration the reactants are ___________ and __________.

The products are water and ____________ dioxide. _______________ is also released. 

_______________ respiration is respiration without oxygen. Anaerobic respiration takes place when there is ________ oxygen available but energy is required.

This happens when an athlete runs very fast but the body cannot supply

In anaerobic respiration the reactant is only

The product is ____________ _. A _________________ energy is released. This is because not all the energy is released from each glucose molecule.

Glucose → lactic acid + ENERGY                                       (Lactic acid is

To get rid of lactic acid the person will

You have to keep breathing hard for a while after you stop to get oxygen into your muscles to convert the painful lactic acid which has built up to harmless _____________ dioxide and ____________. 

The amount of oxygen required to do this is called _______________.