Chapter 7 and 8 Flashcards
1
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3 stages of cellular respiration?
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glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation and the citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation
2
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glycolysis
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splitting sugar, occurs in cell cytoplasm, produces small amount of ATP
3
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pyruvate oxidation and the citric acid cycle
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happens in mitochondria , produces small amount of ATP
4
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oxidative phosphorylation
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happens in mitochondria, produces large amount of ATP
5
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During redox reactions,
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electrons carry energy from one molecule to another
6
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Oxidation
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when a molecule loses electrons
7
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reduction
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when a molecule gains electrons
8
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Which step in Cellular respiration is performed by all living organisms?
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glycolysis
9
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