Topic 5.1 - aerobic respiration. 5.2 - Glycolysis 5.3 - Link reaction Flashcards
what does ATP stand for?
Adosine Triphosphate
what are the 2 types of cellular respiration?
- aerobic
- anaerobic
aerobic?
- involving/requiring oxygen
Anaerobic?
- requiring an absence of Oxygen
what is cellular respiration
process which takes energy from food and turns it into ATP
what is the basic unit of life
a cell
why does a cell need energy?
- to carry out many metabollic processes
where does the energy for cells come from?
- energy comes from the chemical bonds in molecules
equation for aerobic respiration?
word and number
glucose + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water + energy
C6H12O6 + O2 = CO2 = H2O + ATP
what kind of reaction is aerobic respiration?
exothermic/endothermic
- exothermic
substrate?
used in a reaction/reactants
what is the name for ingredients used in respiration (reactants)
- respiratory substrate
where is energy stored
in bonds
draw ATP
how is energy made?
what bonds break? btwn what?
what catalyses?
- when covalent bonds break btwn the 2 phosphate bonds
- catalysed by the enxyme ATPase