Wednesday 20 February 2013

2.33 understand that the process of respiration releases energy in living organisms

Respiration is a reaction that occurs in living things to create energy. It breaks down glucose to release energy.

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  1. Come on Hannah! Energy can neither be created nor destroyed! it can only change from one form to another!

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    1. Release energy is not the same as create energy. Release implies that the energy already existed but is now manifesting itself in a new form- I could have made that a bit clearer though I admit :)

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  2. what is the word supposed to be instead of creating

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  3. The Biology Syllabus has changed.... New Syllabus Blog:

    http://igcse-biology-2017.blogspot.hk

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  4. more from


    http://igcse-biology-notes.blogspot.hk/2017/06/233-understand-that-process-of.html

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