Cellular Respiration Flashcards
ATP
Adenosine Triphosphate; nucleic acid used for immediate energy storage
All cell types require ___ to survive
ATP
Biomass is the ___ of an organism.
Dry weight
How do cells use food?
Biosynthesis & cellular respiration
Aerobic vs Anaerobic processing
Cellular respiration vs fermentation
Cells process food anaerobically when….
they have low or no oxygen
NAD undergoes ___ to gain or lose electrons 
Redox reactions
Reduction vs oxidation
Gaining electrons from a donor or giving away electrons
NAD is an ____
Electron carrier
Preparatory Phase
The energy investment phase (loss of 2 ATP) in glycolysis
Energy payoff phase
The phase of glycolysis in which 4 ATP is gained (giving energy to make more energy)
ATP production in glycolysis is known as….
Substrate-Level Phosphorylation
Glycolysis results in a net ATP gain of….
2
Glycolysis produces ____ as well as ATP
2 pyruvate and 2 NADH
The proximate (immediate) source of energy for oxidative phosphorylation is
kinetic energy that is released as hydrogen ions diffuse down their concentration gradient
During electron transport, energy from _____ is used to pump hydrogen ions into the _____
NADH and FADH2 … intermembrane space
The final electron acceptor of cellular respiration is _____
oxygen
In cellular respiration, most ATP molecules are produced by _____
oxidative phosphorylation
For each glucose that enters glycolysis, _____ NADH + H+ are produced by the citric acid cycle
6
For each glucose that enters glycolysis, _____ acetyl CoA enter the citric acid cycle
2
Where does Glycolosis take place in eukaryotic cells?
cytoplasm