Respiration Flashcards
The chemical energy stored in glucose is released by all cells using this process.
Respiration
Respiration involves a series of reactions controlled by….
Enzymes
What is missing from this equation?
Chemical energy in
___ + Pi ——-> ATP
ADP
The type of energy stored in glucose.
Chemical energy
What is missing from this equation?
ADP + Pi ——-> ____
Chemical energy **out**
ATP
The series of enzyme controlled reactions which releases enery from glucose.
Respiration
The number of ATP molecules produced when one molecule of glucose is broken down in aerobic conditions.
38 ATP
The compound produced at the end of the first stage of respiration.
Pyruvate
The end products of aerobic respiration of glucose.
Carbon dioxide + water + 38 ATP
The fermentation pathway is used when there is….
no oxygen present.
The number of ATP molecules produced when one molecule of glucose is broken down using the fermentation pathway.
2 ATP
Where in the cell is glucose converted to pyruvate?
Cytoplasm
Where in the cell does the fermentation pathway take place?
Cytoplasm
The products of glucose breakdown using the fermentation pathway in plant and yeast cells.
Ethanol and carbon dioxide
The structure in a cell where aerobic respiration is completed.
Mitochondrion
