Cellular Respiration Flashcards
Cellular respiration is a term used to describe a series of reactions which transfer energy from _______ to ATP.
FOOD
What is cellular respiration which happens without oxygen present called?
ANAEROBIC
without oxygen
What is cellular respiration which happens with oxygen present called?
AEROBIC
with oxygen
Name the preferred energy substrate and its ‘aka’ term?
CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
aka
GLUCOSE METABOLISM
During carbohydrate metabolism, the process of making ATP from glucose occurs in the cell cytoplasm, and is called what?
GLYCOLYSIS
Through glycolysis, a molecule of glucose is broken into which 2 substances (4 pieces total)?
2 MOLECULES OF PYRUVIC ACID
+
2 ATP
During aerobic carbohydrate metabolism, what happens to the pyruvic acid?
ENTERS MITOCHONDRIA,
SERIES OF REACTIONS YIELD 26-28 MORE ATP
During anaerobic carbohydrate metabolism, what happens to the pyruvic acid?
CONVERTED TO LACTIC ACID,
QUICKLY CONVERTS TO LACTATE
What happens to the lactate which diffuses out of the cell into the blood during carbohydrate metabolism?
USED BY OTHER CELLS
During fat metabolism, fat can be used to __________ _____, but only in the presence of oxygen (aerobically).
GENERATE ATP
What is the term for the breakdown of stored fat into glycerol and fatty acids which can be used to make ATP?
LIPOLYSIS
The amount of ATP generated in fat metabolism depends on what?
SIZE OF THE FAT
What are liver cells called?
HEPATOCYTES
Hepatocytes make ________ ________ which are used by other cells to make ATP as energy substrates.
KETONE BODIES
Fat metabolism is a long term ATP plan, which must have ________ to occur.
OXYGEN
