Cellular Respiration
What is the energy storage molecule produced during cellular respiration?
ATP
What do plants convert light energy into during photosynthesis?
glucose
What is fermentation?
What is the process of breaking down glucose without oxygen to produce ATP
Define glycolysis.
What is the process of breaking down glucose into smaller molecules?
What happens to glucose during cellular respiration?
What is glucose is broken down to release energy?
What are the three main products of cellular respiration?
What are ATP, water, and carbon dioxide?
What organelle is responsible for photosynthesis?
chloroplast
What conditions lead cells to use fermentation instead of cellular respiration?
What are low oxygen conditions?
What is cellular respiration's main purpose?
What is to convert food into usable energy (ATP)?
Fill in the blank: The first step of cellular respiration occurs in __________.
cytoplasm
Where does cellular respiration occur?
cytoplasm and mitochondria
What is the waste product of photosynthesis?
oxygen
How does fermentation differ from cellular respiration?
Fermentation occurs without oxygen and produces less ATP compared to cellular respiration.
What does ATP stand for?
What is adenosine triphosphate?
Where does the 2nd step of cellular respiration take place?
in the mitochondria
Explain the process of cellular respiration.
1) glycolyis- breaks down glucose into small molecules and ATP
2) small molecules travel to mitochondria where it produces ATP and releases waste
Describe the role of chlorophyll.
the pigment that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis
Why does fermentation not give us as much energy as cellular respiration does?
Not as much oxygen
Explain what fermentation means in simple terms.
How is energy produced without using oxygen?
Why is photosynthesis important?
Plants use photosynthesis to get energy which in turn provides nutrients and energy for animals.
What is glycolysis?
What is the process that breaks down glucose into pyruvate, producing a small amount of ATP?
Explain how photosynthesis and cellular respiration are connected.
Photosynthesis converts light energy into chemical energy (glucose), which is then used in cellular respiration to produce ATP.
Name one type of fermentation that occurs in muscles
lactic acid
What is the role of oxygen in cellular respiration?
How does oxygen help produce more ATP?
a way for animal cells to use nutrients to provide energy for them