The Standard

Use a model to illustrate that cellular respiration is a chemical process whereby the bonds of food molecules and oxygen molecules are broken and the bonds in new compounds are formed resulting in a net transfer of energy.

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Vocabulary
modelcellular respirationchemical processbondsfood moleculesoxygen moleculescompoundsenergynet transfer
Skills
  • use (models to illustrate cellular respiration) #dok2
  • describe (the chemical process of cellular respiration) #dok2
  • identify (bonds broken and formed during cellular respiration) #dok1
  • explain (how energy is transferred during cellular respiration) #dok2
  • analyze (evidence supporting the chemical changes and energy transfer in cellular respiration) #dok3
Learning Targets
  • I can identify the molecules involved in cellular respiration. #dok1
  • I can describe the process of bonds breaking and forming in cellular respiration. #dok2
  • I can use a model to illustrate the chemical changes during cellular respiration. #dok2
  • I can explain how energy is transferred from food molecules to new compounds in cellular respiration. #dok2
  • I can analyze a model to show the evidence for the net transfer of energy during cellular respiration. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Cellular respiration is a chemical process in which food and oxygen molecules' bonds are broken and new compounds are formed, resulting in the transfer of energy.
  • Models help us visualize and understand the rearrangement of atoms and energy flow during cellular respiration.
Essential Questions
  • How does cellular respiration transform chemical energy in food into usable energy for the cell?
  • What happens to the bonds in food and oxygen molecules during cellular respiration?
  • How do models help illustrate the process of cellular respiration and the flow of energy?
  • Why is energy transfer important for life processes in cells?
  • What evidence shows that cellular respiration involves both a chemical change and energy transfer?

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