Question

The products of respiration are carbon dioxide and ……….

Answer 1

Explanation of respiration:

• Respiration is a process opposite to photosynthesis.
• It is an exothermic reaction in which complex food (say carbohydrate or glucose) in the presence of oxygen gives water and carbon dioxide and a large amount of energy.
• The respiration takes place in the cell is as,
• $\underset{\mathrm{Glucose}}{{\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_{12}{\mathrm{O}}_6\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Oxygen}}{6{\mathrm{O}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}\to \underset{\mathrm{Dioxide}}{\underset{\mathrm{Carbon}}{6{\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}}+\underset{\mathrm{Water}}{6{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}+\mathrm{large}\mathrm{amount}\mathrm{ofenergy}$

Thus the products of respiration are carbon dioxide and water.