4.3 Flashcards
What is the overall reaction to cellular respiration?
Cells break down food to make energy
What are the four main stages of cellular respiration?
- Glycolysis
- Link reaction
- Kreb’s cycle
- ETC
What does glycolysis mean?
Breaking down glucose
What gets oxidized and broken down during glycolysis?
Glucose
What is the purpose of NADH made during glycolysis?
To carry electrons to the final phase of respiration?
Where does glycolysis happen?
CYtoplasm
What does glycolysis make?
2 pyruvate molecules
Where does the link reaction occur?
mitochondria
Where does the acetyl-CoA go?
Goes to the Krebs cycle
Where does carbon dioxide go?
Outside by breathing
What is the Krebs cycle also called?
Citric acid cycle
What are the products of the Krebs cycle?
ATP, CO2, NADH and FADH
What is ATP used as?
Energy
What is ETC made of?
Series of protein
Where is the ETC located?
In the mitochondria in the inner membrane