The Basics Flashcards
What type of respiration takes place in the presence of oxygen?
Aerobic.
What is produced by plant and yeast cells during the fermentation pathway?
Ethanol/Alcohol .
What is the series of reactions carried out by all cells to produce energy?
Respiration.
What is the number of ATP molecules produced by the complete breakdown of glucose?
38.
What carbohydrate is used as a source of energy by living cells?
Glucose.
What is produced by ADP and Phosphate when energy is released from the breakdown of glucose?
ATP.
What controls the process of respiration?
Enzymes.
What is the number of ATP molecules produced by the fermentation pathway?
2
What is released when ATP is broken down?
Energy.
What is the site of aerobic respiration?
Mitochondria.
what stage of respiration is common to both aerobic and anaerobic respiration?
Glycolysis.
What cellular process uses energy?
Protein Synthesis.
Where does the fermentation pathway take place in a cell?
Cytoplasm.
What is formed when glucose is broken down during respiration?
Pyruvate.
The pathway followed to breakdown glucose in the absence of oxygen. also known as anaerobic respiration.?
Fermentation.
