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Cellular Respiration Flashcards

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cellular respiration

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the process in which cells make ATP by breaking down organic compounds

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photosynthesis

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the process in which autotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy

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which types of organisms undergo cellular respiration

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both autotrophs and heterotrophs

all organisms

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what happens when organic compounds are broken down into simpler compounds

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energy is released

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what is the energy released by the organic compound mostly used to do

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produce ATP

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the products of cellular respiration

there are THREE

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CO2, water, and ATP

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two stages of cellular respiration

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glycolysis and aerobic respiration

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glycolysis

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a biochemical pathway in which one six-carbon molecule of glucose is oxidized to produce two three-carbon molecules of pyruvic acid

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9
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how photosynthesis and cellular respiration depend on each other

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the products of photosynthesis are the reactants of cellular respiration, and the reactants of photosynthesis are the products of cellular respiration

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anaerobic

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does not require the presence of oxygen

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aerobic respiration

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pyruvic acid is broken down and NADH is used to make lots of ATP

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what pyruvic acid undergoes with no oxygen present

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fermentation

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fermentation

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the breakdown of pyruvic acid by enzymes, bacteria, yeasts, or mold in the absence of oxygen

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type of reaction in cellular respiration

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redox

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redox reaction

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one reactant loses electrons and another gains electrons

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cellular respiration equation

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C6H12O6+6O2—> 6CO2+6H2O+ATP

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where the reactions of glycolysis take place

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cytosol

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step one glycolysis

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two phosphate groups are attached to one molecule of glucose, ATP converted to ADP

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step two glycolysis

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6-carbon molecule split into two 3-carbon molecules of G3P

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step three glycolysis

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PGAL molecules lose electrons and receive another phosphate group, two molecules of NAD+ converted into NADH

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step four glycolysis

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all phosphate groups are removed from the molecule to make two molecules of pyruvic acid, the four released phosphates convert four ADP to four ATP

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net yield of ATP in glycolysis

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2 ATP

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23
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total ATP produced in glycolysis

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4 ATP

24
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how many NADH molecules produced in glycolysis

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2 NADH

25
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how NAD+ becomes NADH

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electrons released through glycolysis attach to NAD+

26
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where pyruvic acid goes if there’s no oxygen

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fermentation

27
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what fermentation regenerates

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NAD+

28
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what fermentation does not produce

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ATP

29
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how various fermentation pathways differ (2)

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enzymes and products

30
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the two common fermentation pathways products

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lactic acid and ethyl alcohol

31
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lactic acid fermentation

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pyruvic acid is converted into lactic acid

32
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what is used to make lactic acid

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one hydrogen atom from NADH and one free hydrogen proton

33
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what happens to NADH in lactic acid fermentation

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it is oxidized and converted to NAD+

34
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type of reaction that occurs in muscles during strenuous exercise

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lactic acid fermentation

35
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organ where lactic acid is converted back into pyruvic acid

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liver

36
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the liver

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where lactic acid is converted back into pyruvic acid

37
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how many carbons in lactic acid

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3

38
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alcoholic fermentation

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pyruvic acid is converted into ethyl alcohol

39
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organisms that use alcoholic fermentation

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plant cells and unicellular organisms

40
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process of alcoholic fermentation (2 steps)

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CO2 is removed from pyruvic acid, two hydrogen atoms added

41
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what is regenerated in alcoholic fermentation

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NAD+

42
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one kilocalorie=? calories

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1000

43
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efficiency of glycolysis=

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energy required to make ATP/energy released by oxidation of glucose

44
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where pyruvic acid goes when oxygen is available

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aerobic respiration

45
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aerobic respiration produces ?x as much ATP as glycolysis

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20

46
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two stages of aerobic respiration

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the Krebs cycle and the electron transport chain

47
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as glucose is oxidized NAD+ is…

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converted into NADH

48
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the Krebs cycle, function

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breaks down acetyl CoA

49
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where the Krebs cycle takes place (eukaryotes)

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the mitochondria

50
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where the Krebs cycle takes place (prokaryotic)

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None

51
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mitochondrial matrix

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the space inside the inner and outer membranes of a mitochondrion

52
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what the mitochondrial matrix contains

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enzymes to catalyze the reactions of the Krebs cycle

53
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in the mitochondrial matrix, pyruvic acid reacts with ? to form ?, and releases a ?

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CoA, acetyl CoA, CO2 molecule

54
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products of the Krebs cycle (3)

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CO2, hydrogen atoms, and ATP

55
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final electron acceptor of ETC

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oxygen

56
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efficiency of cellular respiration=

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energy required to make ATP/energy released by oxidation of glucose

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