Chapter 6 Cellular Respiration Flashcards
Aerobic Cellular Respiration
Process of using glucose and O2 to produce ATP
Occurs in the mitochondria
Chemical representation of cellular respiration
Inputs: glucose O2
Outputs: CO2, H2O and energy (ATP)
4 steps of cellular respiration
Glycolysis
Intermediate (transition) step
Krebs cycle
Electron transport chain (ETC)
Structure of the mitochondria
Two phospholipid bilayers, outer and inner (cristae)
Matrix- space within inner membrane (krebs)
Glycolysis occurs outside the organelle in the cytoplasm
Glycolysis
Occurs in cytoplasm
No oxygen required
Splits glucose into 2, 3C molecules called pyruvate
(2)ATP produced (substrate level phosphorylation)
NAD+ picks up 2e-‘s to become NADH
Intermediate Step
Requires O2, occurs in mitochondria
Converts each pyruvate into a 2c molecule (acetyl CoA)- the C stripped from each produce CO2
Releases CO2
Produces NADH
Krebs Cycle (citric acid cycle)
Requires O2
2C molecule from intermediate joins a 4C molecule
CO2 released
ATP and NADH produced
Electron carrier FAD+ becomes FADH2
Electron Transport Chain
Uses NADH and FADH2 from previous stages— e-‘s are stripped and H+ creates a proton gradient
34 ATP produces through chemiosmosis
O2 is the final e- acceptor (e- and H+ join with O2 to form H2O
Total ATP yield from one glucose
Glycolysis and krebs-> 2ATP each
ETC-> 34ATP
TOTAL PRODUCTION: 36 ATP
Fermentation
Produces less ATP than aerobic respiration (2ATP)
Does not require O2
Ends at glycolysis- produces an organic end product
Ex: yeast, lactic acid