Chapter 6 Cellular Respiration Flashcards
heterotrph
A Creature which must use organic molecules as a carbon source
Which kind to ATP phosphorylation requires oxygen to complete?
Electron transport chain with ATP synthase
Name the two stages of cellular respiration which produce C02 as a waste product.
Pyruvic Acid Grooming and Citric Acid (Krebs) cycle
The source of energy in cellular respiration ______?
Glucose
When an atom or molecule receives an electron, it is _____?
Reduced
What are the four basic stages of cellular respiration that we discussed?
glycolysis, pyruvic acid grooming ,citric acid (Kebs) cycle, electron transport chain
What is the function of oxygen in aerobic respiration?
Final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain.
Cellular Respiration
Process breaking down glucose to yield ATP
Oxidation
When a molecule loses and electron
Autotroph
An organism that fixes carbon from carbon dioxide
Which type of respiration uses oxygen?
Aerobic
Function of NADH and FADH2?
Electron shuttles
Where are the electron transport chain and ATP synthase in the cell, specifically?
Cristae (inner membrane) of the mitochondria
The output of energy in cellular respiration is in the form of ________
ATP
What do you call an organism which can switch between cellular respiration with oxygen and cellular respiration without?
Facultative anaerobe