Cellular Respiration Flashcards
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Respiration that does not require oxygen
Anaerobic (fermentation)
Respiration that does require oxygen
Aerobic
Purpose of cellular respiration
To turn food energy into cellular energy (ATP)
Fermentation for animals/bacteria
Lactic acid fermentation
Fermentation for plants/yeast (fungi)
Alcohol fermentation
Aerobic respiration formula
C6H12O6 + 6O2 –> 6 CO2 + 6H2O + 36 ATP
Anaerobic respiration formula
Glucose –> CO2 + lactic acid (animal) OR ethanol (plant) + 2 ATP
4 stages of aerobic respiration
- Glycolysis
- Oxidation of pyruvate
- Krebs/Citric acid cycle
- ETC/chemiosmosis
2 stages of anaerobic respiration
- Glycolysis
- Fermentation
Glycolysis (main idea)
Sugar is broken down in the cytoplasm (anaerobic process)
Input/output in glycolysis process
Input: Glucose, 2 ATP
Output: net 2 ATP, 2 NADH, 2 Pyruvate
How and when is Acetyl CoA formed?
Before entering Krebs Cycle, 2 pyruvate from glycolysis react with coenzyme A to form Acetyl CoA.
What else happens to one carbon dioxide between Glycolysis and the Krebs Cycle?
One carbon dioxide is released and an NADH electrion carrier formes.- Oxidation of Pyruvate
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Where is most of the glucose energy stored after glycolysis?
2 pyruvates
of steps in Krebs cycle (simple)
6
output of Krebs Cycle
Output: 4 CO2, 6 NADH election carriers, 2 FADH2 electron carriers, 2 ATP
Stage where most of the ATP of aerobic cellular respiration is made
Electron Transport Chain
Election Transport Chain: What happens after electrons carried by NADH and FADH2 get to the ETC?
The electrons/hydrogen atoms are released from the carriers and move along the mitochondrial membrane through various proteins.
Electron Transport Chain: What happens as electrons move along the proteins of the mitochondrial membrane?
Hydrogen ions are pumped across the membrane into intermembrane space.
Electron Transport Chain: What happens to electrons at the end of the chain?
They combine with O2 to make water.
Chemiosmosis
Hydrogen ions outside the cell diffuse back into the membrane through ATP synthase (an enzyme) that turns ADP into ATP.
What is fermentation?
When there is no oxygen left after glycolysis, NAD+ regenerates and stabilizes the cell (homeostasis) and allows small amounts ATP to be produced.
Why can glycolysis be repeated after fermentation?
Glycolysis converts NAD+ to NADH, and when pyruvate gets converted to lactic acid or ethanol, NADH is converted back to NAD+.
What causes your muscles to feel sore?
Lactic acid from lack of oxygen.