Chapter 4 Flashcards
1
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ATP - adenosine triphosphate
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Main energy currency of the cell
2
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Cellular respiration formula
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Glucose plus oxygen becomes carbon dioxide plus water plus ATP
Takes place in the mitochondria
How cells make energy
3
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Glycolysis
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First step of respiration, breaks glucose into pyruvate/smaller parts (cytoplasm) (2 ATP produced)
4
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Aerobic vs. anaerobic respiration
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Aerobic requires oxygen, anaerobic does not (fermentation)
5
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6
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Krebs cycle
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More breakdown & electron transfer (mitochondria)
7
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Electron transport chain
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Makes most of the ATP (mitochondria)
