Respiration Flashcards
What is external respiration?
The exchange of gases with the environment
What is internal respiration?
Release of energy from food
What type of reaction is respiration?
Catabolic
What is stage 1 of aerobic respiration called?
Glycolysis
Where does glycolysis take place?
Cytosol?
What is cytosol?
Cytoplasm minus the cell organelles
Equation for the formation of NADH?
NAD+2e-+H(+)——->NADH
Does glycolysis require oxygen?
No
Equation for respiration?
C6H12O6———–>6CO2+6H2O+ energy
Enzymes
Where does stage 2 take place?
Mitochondria
What is biotechnology?
Use of living things or their components (especially cells and enzymes) to manufacture useful products or to carry out useful reactions
What product can be made from bacteria and what is its use?
Ethanol- beer
What product can be made from yeast and what is its use?
Ethanol- beer
What product can be made from fungi and is its use?
Antibiotics- kill bacteria
What is aerobic respiration?
Controlled release of energy from food using oxygen