Lab 5

Question 1

cellular respiration

Answer 1

the process by which cells convert chemical energy from nutrients like glucose into usable energy (ATP) by breaking down these molecules in the presence of oxygen, releasing carbon dioxide and water as waste products

Question 2

ATP

Answer 2

the source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level

Question 3

Aerobic respiration

Answer 3

A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars). Also called aerobic metabolism, cell respiration, and oxidative metabolism.

Question 4

Anaerobic respiration

Answer 4

a metabolic process where organisms generate energy without using oxygen as the final electron acceptor

Question 5

Fermentation

Answer 5

the process in which a substance breaks down into a simpler substance.

Question 6

Ethanol

Answer 6

a plant fermentation by-product which is natural and it can also be produced through the hydration of ethylene

Question 7

NADH

Question 8

FADH2

Question 9

Substrate-level phosphorylation

Question 10

Oxidative phosphorylation

Question 11

Mitochondrion structure

Question 12

Glycolysis

Question 13

Citric acid cycle