Respiration Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 4 main stages of respiration?
A
Glycolysis
Links reactions
Krebs/TCA/Cyclic acid cycle
Oxidative phosphorylation
2
Q
What are the 4 fates of glucose?
A
Glycogen, starch or sucrose - storage
Pyruvate - aerobic respiration
Lactate - anaerobic respiration
Ribose-5-phosphate - precursory for DNA repair and nucleotide synthesis
3
Q
How does glucose move into the cell?
A
Via Na+/Glucose symporters
Via facilitated diffusion glucose transporters:
GLUT 1-5
