Chapters 6&7 Cellular Replspiration And Photosynthesis Flashcards
Heterotrophs
An Organism that eats other organisms for food
Autotroph
An organism that makes its own food
Digestion
The process of breaking down food into smaller mol ovules
Catabolism
Break down of organic moloculess in metabolic pathways
Aerobic respiration
Respiration in the presence of oxygen
Anerobic respiration
Respiration noting the presence of oxygen, small quantity of tap
Fermentation
Partial degradation of sugars without oxygen into alcohol or acetic acid
Four stages of cellular respiration
- Glycolysis 2. Oxidation of pyruvate 3. Krebs cycle 4. Electron transport chain
Chemosynthesis
Occurs in places where there isn’t much light-> ex the ocean
What is delta g
Free energy-> 686kcal/mol
Photosynthesis reaction
6CO2 + 6H20 + light energy -> c6H12O6
Cellular respiration
Most efficient catabolic pathway, consumes oxygen and organic molecules, yields ATP.
Redox reactions
Any reaction which transfers electrons from one reactant to another
Cellular respiration steps
- Glycolysis (in cytoplasm) 2. Krebs cycle 3. ETC
Chemiosmosis
Releases 32-34 atp