Cellular Respiration Flashcards
autotroph
organism capable of converting sunlight -> a form of stored chemical energy
heterotroph
can only convert between different forms of chemical energy
aerobic cell respiration
breakdown of glucose utilizing oxygen as a reactant
anaerobic cell respiration
breakdown of glucose without the use of oxygen
aerobes
any organism that utilizes aerobic cell respiration
anaerobes
any organism that uses an anaerobic pathway of cell respiration
oxidation
loss of electrons
reduction
gain of electrons
glycolysis turns 1 glucose into
2 pyruvic acid
glycolysis turns 2 ATP into
2 ADP
glycolysis turns 2 NAD into
2 NADH
glycolysis turns 4 ADP into
4 ATP (for a net gain of 2 ATP)
where does glycolysis happen?
in the cytoplasm
NAD vs NADP
NAD is used in cell respiration while NADP is used for photosynthesis
where does the conversion of pyruvate to Acetyl-CoA happen?
matrix