1) RESPIRATION Flashcards
Explain what respiration is
The process of releasing ENERGY into EVERY cell from the π·πππΆππΉπππ of ORGANIC COMPOUNDS usually glucose.
Why do cells need energy?
keeps the cell alive
What type of process does the energy produced in respiration power?
Protein synthesis,
growth and repair,
cell division
What does the molecule ATP stand for?
A-DENO-SINE TRIPHOS-PHATE (ATP)
What does ATP do?
ATP πͺ Provides energy for cellsπͺ
Why is ATP used as the ENERGY CARRYING MOLECULE in cells?
Can RELEASE energy from its bondsπ VERY quickly
How does the process of respiration produce ATP in living organisms?
(how does respiration produce ATP)
Once the π€π©π²π π¬π°π’ πͺπ¬π©π’π π²π©π’ has been broken apart.
The β‘ ENERGY β‘ stored in the bond is RELEASED.π
And then is βLOCKED UPβ π in the bonds of a molecule called ATP.
How does ATP release energy?
ByβοΈ breakingβοΈ the final phosphate OFF the molecule
Why ELSE is ATP efficient as the energy carrying molecule?
ATP can be recycled β»οΈ so thereβs always a READY SUPPLY of ENERGY RICH ATP in the cells for processes
What happens when ATP releases energy?
ATP becomes ADENOSINE DI-PHOSPHATE
What is ADENOSINE DI-PHOSPHATE?
A low energy molecule
What does the body do with ADENOSINE DI-PHOSPHATE?
ADP can be converted back to ATP by ADDING a phosphate
