Cellular Respiration: An Overview Flashcards

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Cellular respiration
Gibbs free energy?
ATP synthesized by?

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Energy released from breakdown of glucose used to attach ADP and inorganic phosphate (Pi) to form ATP

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Cellular respiration

Reactions occur in?

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Cytoplasm and mitochondria of eukaryotic cells

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Cellular respiration

Why is the inner membrane of the mitochondria so folded?

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It increases the surface area for reactions

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Cellular respiration

Equation for cellular respiration?

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Cx6 Hx12 O2x6 ➡️ CO2x6 H2Ox6 36ATP

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Cellular respiration

Chemautotrophs?

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-use iron and megnesium to build organic molecules

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Cellular respiration

Organism main source of energy?

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Glucose

-aside from chemoautotrophs

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Cellular respiration

Aerobic cell respiration?

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-occurs in presence of oxygen
-20 reactions involved
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