Lesson 5 Terms Flashcards
aerobic respiration
when cells use glucose and oxygen to produce energy
Alcoholic fermentation
a) Occurs in plants and fungi
b) Pyruvate from glycolysis goes through a chemical process that produces alcohol and carbon dioxide
Anaerobic cellular respiration
producing energy without using oxygen
ATP
the chemical energy all cells need to thrive
Cellular respiration
the process by which cells take glucose and turn it into usable energy
Fermentation
Fermentation is the breaking down of sugar molecules into simpler compounds to produce substances that can be used in making chemical energy.
Krebs Cycle
step 3 in aerobic respiration; a 5-step cycle of complex chemical reactions
Oxidative phosphorylation
Step 4 in aerobic respiration; the electron transport chain
Pyruvate oxidation
Step 2 of aerobic respiration;
The mitochondria turns the pyruvate, a 3-carbon molecule, into Acetyl CoA, a 2-carbon molecule.
Doing this, it loses 1 carbon which attaches to oxygen, creating the waste product carbon dioxide
glycolysis
Where does it occur?
What takes place?
Does glycolysis require oxygen?
Step 1 of Aerobic respiration.
- Occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell
- The cell brings in glucose via active transport
- Glucose, a 6-carbon molecule, is broken down into two pyruvates, which are 3-carbon molecules.
- Glycolysis does not require oxygen