Cellular Respiration

Question 1

Cellular Respiration

Answer 1

the process by which cells break down glucose in the presence of oxygen to produce ATP, carbon dioxide, and water

Question 2

ATP

Answer 2

Adenosine Triphosphate; main carrying molecule of energy that is produced during cellular respiration

Question 3

Glucose

Answer 3

sugar molecule broken down during cellular respiration to release energy

Question 4

Carbon Dioxide

Answer 4

A waste product of cellular respiration released during the Krebs Cycle

Question 5

Oxygen

Answer 5

a gas required for aerobic respiration

Question 6

Water

Answer 6

A byproduct of the ETC in aerobic respiration

Question 7

Mitochondria

Answer 7

The organelle in which most of cellular respiration occurs; aka the ‘powerhouse’ of the cell; only found in prokaryotes

Question 8

Pyruvate

Answer 8

the end product of glycolysis; enters the mitochondria for the Krebs cycle to occur

Question 8

Glycolysis

Answer 8

the first step of cellular respiration; breaks down glucose into pyruvate in the cytoplasm and produced a small quantity of ATP

Question 9

Krebs Cycle/Citric Acid Cycle

Answer 9

the second stage of cellular respiration; occurs in the mitochondrial matrix; produced carbon dioxide, ATP, NADH, and FADH₂