Cellular Respiration: An overview Flashcards
What are the two forms of respiration?
Aerobic and Anaerobic
Aerobic respiration
With oxygen
Anaerobic respiration
Without oxygen
Glucose + Oxygen ->
Water + Carbon Dioxide + ATP
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ->
6H2O + 6CO2 + 30-38 ATP
What is another name for aerobic respiration?
Cellular respiration
What is another name for anaerobic respiration?
Fermentation
Where does cellular respiration take place?
The mitochondria
What are the three steps of cellular respiration?
Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport Chain
What is the net ATP change during the process of glycolysis?
2
What is the net ATP change during the process of the Krebs Cycle?
2
What is the net ATP change during the electron transport chain?
30 - 34
Glycolysis produces what type of electron transport?
H+ ion
Equation of cellular respiration in words
Glucose + Oxygen -> Water + Carbon Dioxide + ATP
Equation of cellular respiration in symbols
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6H2O + 6CO2 + 36 ATP