Cellular Respiration: An Overview Flashcards
Cellular respiration
Gibbs free energy?
ATP synthesized by?
Energy released from breakdown of glucose used to attach ADP and inorganic phosphate (Pi) to form ATP
Cellular respiration
Reactions occur in?
Cytoplasm and mitochondria of eukaryotic cells
Cellular respiration
Why is the inner membrane of the mitochondria so folded?
It increases the surface area for reactions
Cellular respiration
Equation for cellular respiration?
Cx6 Hx12 O2x6 ➡️ CO2x6 H2Ox6 36ATP
Cellular respiration
Chemautotrophs?
-use iron and megnesium to build organic molecules
Cellular respiration
Organism main source of energy?
Glucose
-aside from chemoautotrophs
Cellular respiration
Aerobic cell respiration?
-occurs in presence of oxygen
-20 reactions involved
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