CELLULAR RESPIRATION

Question 1

chemical equation of cellular respiration

Answer 1

C6H12O6 + 6O2 will yield 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy

Question 2

partial degradation of sugars that occurs without O2

Answer 2

fermentation

Question 3

consumes organic molecules and O2 and yields ATP

Answer 3

aerobic respiration

Question 4

includes both aerobic and anaerobic respiration but is often used to refer to aerobic respiration

Answer 4

cellular respiration

Question 5

chemical reactions that transfer electrons between reactants

Answer 5

redox reactions

Question 6

substance loses electrons

Answer 6

oxidation

Question 7

substance gains electrons

Answer 7

reduction

Question 8

electron donor

Answer 8

reducing agent

Question 9

electron receptor

Answer 9

oxidizing agent

Question 10

process that generates most ATP

Answer 10

oxidative phosphorylation

Question 11

a smaller amount of ATP is formed in glycolysis and the citric acid cycle by

Answer 11

substrate-level phosphorylation

Question 12

pyruvate is converted to ethanol in two steps, with the first releasing CO2

Answer 12

alcohol fermentation

Question 13

pyruvate is reduced to NADH, forming lactate as an end product with no release of CO2

Answer 13

lactic acid fermentation

Question 14

carry out fermentation or anaerobic respiration and cannot survive in the presence of O2

Answer 14

obligate anaerobes

Question 15

can survive using either fermentation or cellular respiration

Answer 15

facultative anaerobe

Question 16

fatty acids are broken down by

Answer 16

beta oxidation