Cellular respiration
Understand glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, oxidative phosphorylation and anaerobic respiration
What you'll learn
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Think of your body like a rechargeable battery 🔋. Cellular respiration is how your cells 'unlock' the energy stored in food to keep you going!
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What does cellular respiration release from food?
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Let's build the respiration equation! Drag the parts to make: glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water + energy.
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Let's work through how a runner uses respiration during a 100m sprint 🏃♂️.
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What are the two waste products of cellular respiration?
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Explore the energy release! Adjust the slider to see how much ATP energy is produced from 1 molecule of glucose.
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Which part of the cell is the main site of aerobic respiration?
Practise Cellular respiration with Whizlo
Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 16–18. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.