Cellular Respiration and Fermentation Flashcards

Memorize Citric Acid Cycle, Glycolysis, Electron Transport Chain

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Fermentation

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a catabolic process where sugar is degraded or other organic fuel that occurs without the use of oxygen

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Aerobic respiration

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oxygen is consumed as a reactant along with organic fuel to produce energy

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cellular respiration

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the aerobic process of reactants the harvest chemical energy without oxygen

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Redox Reactions

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The transfer of one or more electrons from one reactant to another
Loss of e- is oxidation and reduction is addition of e-

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Electron Transport Chain

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a number of molecules built built into an inner membrane of the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells that move electrons and produce energy via pathways

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Stages of Cellular Respiration

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  1. glycolysis
  2. pyruvate oxidation and citric acid cycle
  3. oxidative phosphorylation
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Glycolysis

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occurs in the cytosol; begins the degradation process by breaking down glucose into pyruvate

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Oxidative phosphorylation

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electron transport and chemiosmosis for atp synthesis

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Citric Acid Cycle

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a metabolic furnace that oxidized organic fuel derived from pyruvate

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ATP Synthase

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the enzyme that makes atp from adp and inorganic phosphate

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Chemiosmosis

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an energy coupling mechanisms that uses energy stored in the for of a proton gradient across a membrane to drive cellular work

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alcohol fermentation

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fermentation where pyruvate is converted to ethanol by the release of carbon dioxide from the pyruvate then reduction of acetaldehyde to supply nadh

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lactic acid fermentation

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fermentation of pyruvate directly to nadh

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obligate anaerobes

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only carry out fermentation of anaerobic respiration

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facultative anaerobes

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can make atp via fermentation when needed as well as respiration

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