2.2 Cellular Respiration Flashcards
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What is respiration
Enzyme controlled reactions that generate ATP by the release of energy from food
Where is ATP made
The mitochondria
When is the energy released from ATP
When the terminal (last) phosphate is removed
Name the 3 stages of cellular respiration
Glycolysis, Citric acid cycle, Electron transport chain
Where does glycolysis occur
The cytoplasm
What is glucose broken down into during glycolysis
Pyruvate
Name Stage 1 in glycolysis
Energy investment stage
How many ATP are needed for energy investment
2
What is phosphorylation
ATP molecules gaining a phosphate
What is stage 2 called and how many ATP does it produce
Energy payoff and 4
What is the net gain of glycolysis
2
What do dehydrogenase enzymes do
Remove hydrogen ions and electrons from intermediates
What is NAD
Hydrogen carrier/acceptor
What is NAD’s role
Picks up hydrogen ions and electrons to form NADH and carries them to the electron transport chain
What type of reaction is glycolysis
Aerobic (with oxygen)
Where does the citric acid cycle occur
The central matrix
The citric acid cycle will only occur if what is present
Oxygen
What is the first stage of the CAC
Pyruvate is broken down into an acetyl group which binds with coenzyme A to from acetyl coenzyme A
What is the second stage of the CAC
The acetyl from acetyl coenzyme A combines with oxaloacetate to form citrate
How many ATP does the citric acid cycle produce
1
What is the by product of the CAC
Carbon dioxide
What is the electron transport chain
A chain of protein molecules attached to the inner membrane of the mitochondria
Where does the NADH in the ETC come from
Glycolysis and the citric acid cycle
What is stage 1 of the ECT
Electrons flow along the electron transport system and release energy