Celluar Respiration And Fermentation Flashcards
What is a mitochondrial disease?
Genetic mutation in mitochondria
What is the connection between cellular respiration and photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis produces glucose and oxygen which is used in cellular respiration. Cellular respiration then produces carbon dioxide and water which plants need
Define cellular respiration
Process by which mitochondria break down food molecules to produce ATP in plants and animals
What is the formula for cellular respiration
C6H12O6 + O2 = ATP + H2O + CO2
Glucose + oxygen = ATP + water + carbon dioxide
What is the purpose of cellular respiration?
To change glucose into ATP
What are thee three stages of cellular respiration? Are they aerobic or anaerobic?
Glycolysis - anaerobic
Citric acid cycle - aerobic
Electron Transport Chain- aerobic
What does anaerobic and aerobic mean?
Anaerobic - no oxygen
Aerobic - oxygen
What does glycolysis do?
Breaks down glucose into 2 pyruvate
What does glycolysis use in the reactions?
Enzymes
Where does glycolysis take place?
Cytosol
What does glycolysis produce and what are they used for?
2 pyruvate - used in the citric acid cycle
2 ATP- energy for the cell
2 NADH - electron carrier
What happens after glycolysis?
Pyruvate enters the mitochondria
What does every turn in the citric acid cycle yeild?
1 ATP
4 NADH
1 FADH2
Byproduct: 3 CO2
How many times does the citric acid cycle turn per glucose molecule?
2
After the second turn what does the citric acid cycle yield?
2 ATP
8 NADH
2 FADH2
Byproduct: 6 CO2
What electron carriers are used in the electron transport chain?
NADH
FADH2