Cellular respiration

Question 1

a metabolic pathway that uses glucose to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), an
organic compound the body can use for energy

Answer 1

Cellular respiration

Question 2

One molecule of glucose can
produce a net of

Answer 2

30-32 ATP

Question 3

● the process of breaking down glucose.
● can take place with or without oxygen.
● produces two molecules of pyruvate, two molecules of ATP, two molecules of NADH,
and two molecules of water.
● takes place in the cytoplasm

Answer 3

Glycolysis

Question 4

acetyl coenzyme A binds with Oxaloacetic Acid =

Answer 4

Citrate

Question 5

Citric acid loses carbon in the form of carbon dioxide to form a 5-carbon compound =

Answer 5

Ketoglutaric Acid.

Question 6

5-carbon compound, ketoglutaric acid lost its another carbon atom and form carbon
dioxide =

Answer 6

Succinic Acid

Question 7

Succinic acid now undergoes a series of reactions to regenerate our previously
mentioned 4-carbon compound =

Answer 7

Oxaloacetic acid.