Midterm Review Flashcards
Humans use the calories from ________ as their source of energy.
Food
Aerobic means with _______.
Oxygen
A horse eating hay is an example of __________.
A consumer eating a producer.
What compound directly provides energy for cellular work? (ATP or C6H12O6)
C6H12O6 (glucose)
What equation describes aerobic cellular respiration?
Glucose + Oxygen —> carbon dioxide + water + energy
T or F?
During cellular respiration, energy in glucose is carried by electrons.
True
What is the final electron acceptor of aerobic respiration?
Oxygen
T or F?
The correct sequence of stages in cellular respiration is gylcolysis, Kreb’s cycle, electron transport chain.
True
The term anaerobic means
Without O2
Aerobic respiration generates about _____ ATP from one glucose (38, 1, 6, it depends, or 2)
38
Anaerobic respiration produces a maximum of ____ ATP per glucose (4, 2, 38, or 36)
2
T or F?
Metabolism refers to the rate at which cells use energy
True
T or F?
During redox reactions, electrons are lost from one substance and added to another substance
True
Name two waste products of cellular respiration
Water and carbon dioxide