8B Respiration

8B Respiration

Respiration

Blood and guts!

Oxygen and the lungs

8B Respiration

Respiration
8B Energy words

Match the word to its correct meaning:

1 respiration D
A is a process
the poisonous
thatby-product
releases energy
of respiration.
from food.
   
2 oxygen B
C is needed
take materials
to release
to andenergy
from respiring
from glucose
cells. in
   the body. 
3 carbon dioxide A
C is a
needed
poisonous
to release
by-product
energyof from
respiration.
glucose in
     the body.
4 water D
E themade
is process
whenthat
energy
releases
is released
energy from
from food.
food.

5 energy E
F is needed
made when
to doenergy
anything.
is released from food.

6 transport systems F
B is needed
take materials
to dotoanything.
and from respiring cells.
8B Who needs energy anyway?

We all need energy to do anything.

We also need energy to make things like new body

cells, or hair.

What do you use most of your energy to do?

8C Who needs the most energy?

Sort these 25-year-old women into an order based

on the amount of energy they need every day.

Make a list starting with the one needing the most

energy.

Office worker
Nurse
Athlete
Pregnant woman
Breastfeeding mother
8B How did you do?
8B Respiration – the truth, and quite few lies

True or false?

1. Respiration means breathing. FALSE

2. Respiration occurs in all body cells. TRUE
3. Respiration gives out oxygen. FALSE
4. Carbon dioxide is used up by respiration. FALSE
5. Respiration is a chemical process that TRUE
releases energy.
6. Plants do not respire. FALSE
8B Respiration – the truth, and quite few lies

True or false?

1. Respiration releases energy from glucose. TRUE

2. Oxygen is needed for respiration in humans. TRUE
3. We die without oxygen because we cannot TRUE
respire.
4. Respiration is a bit like burning. TRUE
5. People do not respire while they are asleep. FALSE
6. The more energy we need, the less we FALSE
respire.
8B Respiration and combustion

Respiration and combustion - same thing? Or not?

Are these statements...
…only true about respiration? (R)
…only true about combustion? (C)
…true about respiration and combustion (R & C)
Needs a high temperature (C)
Gives out light (C)
Happens at room temperature (R)
Gives out heat (R & C)
Needs enzymes to work properly (R)
Uses oxygen (R & C)
Gives out carbon dioxide (R & C)
8B Blood and guts!

Blood and guts!

8B Blood cells

Red blood cells carry oxygen. They

are packed full of a chemical called
haemoglobin.

There’s no nucleus!
White blood cells fight
infection. There are a few
different types of white
blood cells.

Platelets - they help the blood to

clot.
Plasma - the yellowish liquid that all of the cells float around in.
It contains lots of dissolved substances to keep cells healthy.
8B Getting it around the body
8B Oxygen and the lungs

Oxygen and the lungs

8b So what are the lungs for?

The lungs have two jobs:

1 to collect oxygen from the air
2 to deliver carbon dioxide to the air
This means that they need
1 a large surface area for this swapping of gases to
take place
2 ways to prevent the surfaces being clogged up
with dust from the air
3 a good blood supply and circulatory system to
move things around the body.

How many times do you breathe in a minute?

8B Respiration is the same as breathing? No?

Breathing is the movement of air in and out of the

lungs.

You can see people breathing and it’s one of the first
things a doctor looks for to see if someone is alive.

Respiration is a chemical reaction going on inside

all living cells.

It releases energy from glucose to keep the body

alive.
8B Breathing system
8B Matching

Match the two halves of these sentences:

1 We breathe in air containing... F
A …lots
…less of
oxygen
oxygenand
butmore
very little
carbon dioxide
 
2 Air gets to the air sacs C
B …the wind
bloodpipe and bronchi  
through...  

3   Oxygen passes from the air B

C …the blood
wind pipe and bronchi
sacs to...    

4 Oxygenated blood leaves the E

D …the pulmonary vein
artery
lungs through...  

5 Deoxygenated blood enters D

E …the pulmonary artery
vein
the lungs through...

6 The air we breathe out has... A

F …less oxygen
…lots of oxygenand
butmore
very little
carbon dioxide
8B Respiration check

1. Animals respire because…

a) they need energy
b) they live on land
c) to cool down.

2. Plants respire…
a) only at night
b) only during the day
c) all the time.
8B Respiration check

3. Which of these is true about combustion but NOT

about respiration?
a) It gives out energy.
b) It gives out light
c) It gives out heat.
4. We take in oxygen through…
a) our skin
b) our gut
c) our lungs.
8B Respiration check

5. Carbon dioxide is made…

a) in all body cells
b) only in the lungs
c) everywhere except the brain.

6. Red blood cells are red…

a) because they contain haemoglobin
b) because they contain glucose
c) to show up when we cut ourselves.
8B Respiration check

7. Arteries take blood…

a) from the heart to the cells
b) from the cells to the heart
c) from the lungs to the heart.

8. The lungs have a good blood supply to…

a) let oxygen and carbon dioxide move in and out
quickly
b) keep them warm
c) store blood until it is needed by other parts of the
body.
8B Respiration everywhere

Complete the table below.

Gaseous exchange means taking in one gas and
giving out another gas.

Organisms Do they Do they carry Do they

breathe? out gaseous respire?
exchange?
Fish no yes yes
Bacteria no yes yes
Earthworms no yes yes

Why does it always say ‘yes’ in the respiration column?