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November 21, 2007

Aerobic Respiration

Your body needs glucose in order to release energy, which is needed in day-to-day activities. To get this energy, oxygen is needed to convert the glucose into the energy. The word equation for this process is:

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The carbon dioxide is breathed out, as it is not needed in the body along with the water, which is breathed out as water vapour.


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Diffusion

Diffusion is the movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration along a concentration gradient. Please download the podcast and send us a comment on your thoughts.

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