Cell respiration Flashcards

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Link reaction

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Pyruvate enter mitochondria, converted to Acetyl CoA, releasing CO2 and NADH

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Glycolysis

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Glucose broken down, 2 molecules of pyruvate

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Kreb’s cycle

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Acetyl CoA enters cycle, producing NADH, FADH2, ATP, and CO2 in matrix

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ETC

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NADH and FADH2 donate electrons to ETC. As electrons move through the chain, energy is released and used to pump protons across membrane

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Chemiosmosis

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The protons pumped into the intermembrane space create a gradient. The gradient drives protons back into the matrix through ATP synthase

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Oxidative phosphorylation

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As protons flow through ATP synthase, ADP is phosphorylated to ATP

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