Aerobic Respiration Flashcards
where does glycolysis take place
cytoplasm
what is glycolysis
the splitting of one molecule of glucose into two smaller molecules of pyruvate
what does aerobic mean
needs oxygen
what does anerobic mean
doesn’t need oxygen
what is pyruvate turned into in anerobic respiration
ethanol or lactate
how many times does the link reaction happen for each glucose molecule
twice
what does decarboxylated mean
losing a carbon (mostly in the form of CO2)
what is reduction
when a molecule gains an H+ ion
what is oxidation
when a molecule loses an H+ ion
where does krebs cycle take place
matrix of mitochondria
what is dehydrogenation
where hydrogen is removed
what is substrate level phosphorylation
when a phosphate is directly transferred from one molecule to another
what is chemiosmosis
moving protons (H+) to the other side of the biological membrane
what is the intermembrane space
the space between the inner and outer mitochondrial membranes
what is an electrochemical gradient
a concentration gradient of ions
