Discussion:

Cellular respiration is a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place
in the cells of organisms to convert chemical energy from oxygen molecules or
nutrients into adenosine triphosphate, and then release waste products.Cellular
respiration occurs in both autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms, where energy
becomes available to the organism most commonly through the conversion of
adenosine diphosphate (ADP) to adenosine triphosphate (ATP). There are two
main types of cellular respiration ,aerobic respiration and anaerobic
respiration.Aerobic respiration is the aerobic catabolism of nutrients to carbon
dioxide, water, and energy, and involves an electron transport system in which
molecular oxygen is the final electron acceptor. The overall reaction is: C6H12O6
+ 6O2 →6CO2 + 6H2O + energy.Anaerobic respiration is respiration using
electron acceptors other than molecular oxygen (O2). Although oxygen is not the
final electron acceptor, the process still uses a respiratory electron transport
chain.Therefore, anaerobic respiration is less efficient than aerobic.

During exercise there is an increase in physical activity and muscle cells require
more energy for the extra work they are doing. Hence, they respire more than
they do when the body is at rest.The heart rate increases during exercise. The
rate and depth of breathing increases. This ensures that more oxygen is
absorbed into the blood, and more carbon dioxide is removed from it. After a
period of sustained exercise , the oxygen supply becomes inadequate and the
muscle cells will begin to respire anaerobically. Anaerobic respiration takes place
in the cell cytoplasm and produces lactic acid. The chemical equation is:
C6H12O6 -> 2C3H6O3 + ATP (Glucose -> Lactic acid and energy). Even though
the amount of energy produced is less than that of aerobic respiration, it is still
enough to allow muscle cells to continue to contract and relax. The lactic acid
from anaerobic respiration then needs to be oxidised later to carbon dioxide and
water afterwards to prevent it building up.A side effect of high lactate levels is an
increase in the acidity of the muscle cells, along with disruptions of other
metabolites. The same metabolic pathways that permit the breakdown of glucose
to energy perform poorly in this acidic environment.During long periods of
vigorous activity lactic acid levels build up and glycogen reserves in the muscles
become low as more glucose is used for respiration, and additional glucose is
transported from the liver. After exercise the muscle cells will require less
oxygen to move and they will produce less carbon dioxide. This will immediately
reduce the amount of air you will need to breathe in and out for a given
exercise.Oxygen debt occurs when the body reaches a state of anaerobic
respiration during intense exercise.Taking in the amount of oxygen required to
remove the lactate, and replace the body's reserves of oxygen, is called repaying
oxygen debt. When someone who has been exercising pays back an oxygen
debt, it can take from a few hours for normal exercise, to several days after a
marathon.

A limitation could have been that the exercises were not done properly or not for
the right amount of time.

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Reflection:

This cellular respiration is carried out by every cell in both plants and animals and
is essential for daily living. Cells use glucose and oxygen to produce yg p carbon
dioxide, water, and energy.ATP is used to power cell functions such as muscle
contractions, nerve impulses, and molecule-building

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Conclusion:When you exercise and your muscles work harder, your body uses
more oxygen and produces more carbon dioxide. To cope with this extra
demand, your breathing has to increase from about 15 times a minute (12 litres
of air) when you are resting, up to about 40–60 times a minute (100 litres of air)
during exercise.

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