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Storage form of glucose in plants

Starch

Use of glucose in respiration

Broken down to release energy

Where plants store starch

Roots, stems, and leaves

Strengthens plant cell walls

Cellulose

Combines with glucose to make amino acids

Nitrates (from soil)

Type of reaction: respiration

Exothermic

Location of most aerobic respiration reactions

Mitochondria

Aerobic respiration equation

C6H12O6+6O2→6CO2+6H2OC_6H_{12}O_6 + 6O_2 \to 6CO_2 + 6H_2O

Anaerobic respiration product in animals

Lactic acid

Anaerobic respiration products in plants/yeast

Ethanol + CO2CO_2

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