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Cellular Respiration Vocabulary Flashcards

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first step of cellular respiration. Glucose is split in half

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glycolysis

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another name for the Krebs cycle

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citric acid cycle

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an “empty battery” which is recharged by cellular respiration

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ADP

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formed when pyruvic acid loses carbon dioxide. Joins with CoA

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acetic acid

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main electron carrier used by glycolysis and Krebs

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NADH

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half of a glucose which is used by both oxidative respiration and fermentation

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pyruvic acid

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process that removes high energy molecules from acetyl

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Krebs cycle

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process that consists of chemical modification, Krebs, electron transport, and chemiosmosis

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oxidative respiration

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another name for oxidative respiration

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aerobic respiration

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carrier molecule of acetyl which makes a delivery to Krebs

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coenzyme A (CoA)

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process used by organisms to create new molecules and structures

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biosynthesis

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used as an energy source by proteins

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ATP

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molecule that accepts waste electrons from electron transport

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oxygen

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high-energy electron carrier found only in mitochondria

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FADH2

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formed when oxygen accepts electrons

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water

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molecule required by glycolysis to accept electrons

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NAD+

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waste product formed during chemical modification and Krebs

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carbon dioxide

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uses high-energy electrons from NADH & FADH2 to pump H+ ions

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electron transport

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pyruvate

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3C molecule that is formed from glycolysis

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process that provides glycolysis with empty electron-carrier by adding electrons to pyruvic acid

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fermentation

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process where H+ ions move into the matrix powering ATP-synthase

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chemiosmosis

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along with CO2, the fermentation waste product of yeast and some bacteria

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alcohol

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23
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forms ATP using the hydrogen ion concentration gradient

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ATP-synthase

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the first molecule formed in the Krebs cycle

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citric acid

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25
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fermentation waste product in humans

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lactic acid

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molecule that accepts waste electrons from electron transport

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oxygen

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forms ATP using the hydrogen ion concentration gradient

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ATP-synthase

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along with CO2, the fermentation waste product of yeast and some bacteria

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alcohol

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29
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first step of cellular respiration. Glucose is split in half.

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glycolysis

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30
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an “empty battery” which is recharged by cellular respiration

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ADP

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31
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another name for oxidative respiration

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aerobic respiration

32
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main electron carrier used by glycolysis and Krebs

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NADH

33
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formed when pyruvic acid loses carbon dioxide. Joins with CoA.

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acetic acid

34
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uses high-energy electrons from NADH and FADH2 to pump H+ ions

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electron transport

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process that consists of: chem modification, Krebs, ET, and chemiosmosis

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oxidative respiration

36
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waste product formed during chemical modification and Krebs

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carbon dioxide

37
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3C molecule that is formed from glycolysis

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pyruvic acid/pyruvate

38
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fermentation waste product in humans

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lactic acid

39
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half of a glucose which is used by both oxidative respiration and fermentation

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pyruvic acid/pyruvate

40
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process where H+ ions move into the matrix powering ATP-synthase

A

chemiosmosis

41
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carrier molecule of acetyl which makes a delivery to Krebs

A

coenzyme A (CoA)

42
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process used by organisms to create new molecules and structures

A

biosynthesis

43
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process that removes high energy molecules from acetyl

A

Krebs cycle

44
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high-energy electron carrier found only in mitochondria

A

FADH2

45
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process that provides glycolysis with empty electron-carriers by adding electrons to pyruvic acid

A

fermentation

46
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formed when oxygen accepts electrons

A

water

47
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another name for the Krebs cycle

A

citric acid cycle

48
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molecule required by glycolysis to acept electrons

A

NAD+

49
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the first molecule formed in the Krebs cycle

A

citric acid

50
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used as an energy source by proteins

A

ATP

51
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another name for oxidative respiration

A

aerobic respiration

52
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carrier molecule of acetyl which makes a delivery to Krebs

A

coenzyme A (CoA)

53
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used as an energy source by proteins

A

ATP

54
Q

waste product formed during chemical modification and Krebs

A

carbon dioxide

55
Q

the first molecule formed in the Krebs cycle

A

citric acid

56
Q

fermentation waste product in humans

A

lactic acid

57
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high-energy electron carrier found only in mitochondria

A

FADH2

58
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formed when pyruvic acid loses carbon dioxide. Joins with CoA

A

acetic acid

59
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an “empty battery” which is recharged by cellular respiration

A

ADP

60
Q

half of a glucose which is used by both oxidative respiration and fermentation

A

pyruvic acid

61
Q

process that provides glycolysis with empty electron-carriers by adding electrons to pyruvic acid

A

fermentation

62
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process used by organisms to create new molecules and structures

A

biosynthesis

63
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3C molecule that is formed from glycolysis

A

pyruvic acid

64
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molecule that accepts waste electrons from electron transport

A

oxygen

65
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process that removes high energy molecules from acetyl

A

Krebs cycle

66
Q

another name for the Krebs cycle

A

citric acid cycle

67
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molecule required by glycolysis to accept electrons

A

NAD+

68
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process where H+ ions move into the matrix powering ATP-synthase

A

chemiosmosis

69
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uses high-energy electrons from NADH and FADH2 to pump H+ ions

A

electron transport

70
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first step of cellular respiration. Glucose is split in half

A

glycolysis

71
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formed when oxygen accepts electrons

A

water

72
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process that consists of: chemical modification, Krebs cycle, electron transport, and chemiosmosis

A

oxidative respiration

73
Q

forms ATP using the hydrogen ion concentration gradient

A

ATP-synthase

74
Q

along with CO2, the fermentation waste product of yeast and some bacteria

A

alcohol

75
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main electron carrier used by glycolysis and Krebs

A

NADH

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