Cellular respiration (3.3) Flashcards

1
Q

It is the process by which organisms use
energy from “food” (e.g., glucose, fatty acids)
to fuel the endergonic synthesis of ATP.

A

Cellular respiration

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2
Q

What is the formula for cellular respiration?

A

C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6 O 2 –> 6 CO 2 + 6 H 2 O + ATP

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3
Q

cellular respiration takes

place in ____

A

mitochondria

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4
Q

• initial break down of glucose

A

Glycolysis

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5
Q

• completes the break

down of glucose

A

Citric Acid Cycle

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6
Q

• ____electron transport to
generate H+ gradient
• ____ to
produce ATP!

A

Oxidative Phosphorylation

chemiosmosis

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7
Q

A series of chemical reactions to break down glucose

into two 3-carbon pyruvate molecules

A

Glycolysis

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8
Q

Glycolysis occurs in the ___, does NOT require ___

A

cytoplasm; O2

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9
Q

What are the product of glycolysis?

A

2 ATP
2 NADH
2 pyruvate

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10
Q

Instead of moving on to the Citric Acid Cycle, pyruvate

will undergo ___ when there’s not enough O2

A

fermentation

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11
Q

fermentation produces ____ (animals), ___ (yeast)

A

lactic acid; ethanol

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12
Q

The Citric Acid Cycle occurs in

the ___

A

mitochondrial “Matrix”

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13
Q

Products of citric acid cycle

A

2 ATP
8 NADH
2 FADH2

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14
Q

series of chemical reactions that finish the break down
of glucose
• 3-C pyruvate from glycolysis broken down to 3 CO2

A

Citric Acid Cycle

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15
Q

” refers to the addition
of a 3rd phosphate to make ATP (“phosphorylation”)
by a process that depends on oxidation-reduction
reactions (“oxidative”), and occurs in 2 stages

A

Oxidative Phosphorylation

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16
Q
• e- from NADH and FADH2 are passed along the electron
transport chain (ETC) via oxidation-reduction reactions
• convert energy from e- into energy stored in H+ gradient
A

electron transport

17
Q

• energy from H+ gradient used to make ATP

A

chemiosmosis

18
Q

is a series of proteins in the inner mitochondrial

membrane through which e- are passed

A

ETC

19
Q

__- is the final electron acceptor at the end of the ETC

A

O2

20
Q

____uses energy of H+ flow to make ATP

A

ATP synthase

21
Q

The flow of a substance (H+) from high to low

concentration”

A

chemiosmosis

22
Q

H+ flows “down” concentration gradient through ___-

A

ATP

synthase

23
Q

is simply a Series of

Energy Conversions

A

respiration