Chap 13 Q Flashcards
(5 cards)
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Q
At what stage is ATP generated during aerobic respiration?
A
Substrate level phosphorylation
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How is energy stored and released in ATP
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The phosphate bonds
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Three main pathways glucose breaks down into pyruvate
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Emblden Meyerhof Parnas pathway
Entner duodoroff pathway
Pentose phosphate shunt
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Describe the function of glycolysis in aerobic respiration
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It is the partial breakdown of a six carbon glucose molecule into two three carbon pyruvate, 2 NADH+ 2H+ and 2 net ATP
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Benefits of aromatic catabolism
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It breaks down structures with an aromatic ring which are hard to digest (such as lignin or pollutants)
