Respiration In Plants Flashcards
Where does respiration in plants take place in the cell?
Mitochondria and Cytoplasm
What are compounds which are oxidised during respiration called?
Respiratory substrates
Name 4 respiratory substrates
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, organic acids.
Respiration is a ____ process
Slow
Respiration is controlled by?
Enzymes
In which form is the released energy trapped as?
ATP( Chem energy)
Literal translation of glycolysis
Breaking of sugar
Who classified respiration on the basis of respiratory substrates?
Blackmann
Organs used in plants to respire?
Stomata and Lenticles
Which organisms can respire in the absence of O2?
Facultative and Obligate anaerobs
Strategy of partial glucose oxidation in absence of oxygen is called?
Glycolysis
Where does Glycolysis occur?
Cytoplasm
Extend EMP pathway
Embden, Meyerhof and Parnas
Glycolysis happens in every living organism. True of false?
True
What is the end product of photosynthesis?
Sucrose
In plants, where does glucose come from?
Sucrose or storage carbohydrates
Sucrose is converted into what?
Glucose and Fructose
Enzyme acting in sucrose to glucose conversion?
Invertase
How many reactions happen in glycolysis?
10
What is the key product of glycolysis?
2 Pyruvic Acids
How many ATPs are utilized in Glycolysis?
2
Gross ATP formation in glycolysis?
4
Net ATP formation in Glycolysis?
2
How many NADH+H+ are produced in glycolysis?
2
