Glucose
Krebs Cycle
Electron Transport Chain
ATP & Energy
Analogies in Action
100

What molecule is broken down in glycolysis?

What is glucose?

100

What gas is released during the Krebs cycle?

What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?

100

Where does the electron transport chain occur?

What is the inner mitochondrial membrane?

100

What does ATP stand for?

What is adenosine triphosphate?

100

In a factory analogy, what represents glucose?

What are the raw materials?

200

How much ATP is produced in glycolysis?

What is 2 ATP (net gain)


200

What is the primary purpose of the Krebs cycle?

What is to produce electron carriers like NADH and FADH2?

200

What molecule is the final electron acceptor in the ETC?

What is oxygen (O2)?

200

Why is ATP important for cells?

What is it stores and provides energy for cellular functions?

200

In a road trip analogy, what represents ATP?

What is the car’s usable energy or movement?

300

Where in the cell does glycolysis occur?

What is the cytoplasm?

300

Where does the Krebs cycle occur in the cell?

What is the mitochondrial matrix?

300

What byproduct is formed at the end of the ETC?

What is water (H2O)?

300

How does ATP release energy?

What is by breaking the bond between its phosphate groups?

300

In a theme park analogy, what represents the Krebs cycle?

What is the roller coaster/main rides?

400

What is the end product of glycolysis?

What is pyruvate?

400

How much ATP is directly produced in the Krebs cycle per glucose molecule?

What is 2 ATP?

400

What drives the ATP synthase to produce ATP?

What is the proton (H+) gradient?

400

What is the total ATP yield from cellular respiration?

What is approximately 36–38 ATP?

400

In an escape room analogy, what does the ETC represent?

What is solving the final puzzle to escape?

500

What electron carrier is generated during glycolysis?

What is NADH?

500

What molecule must pyruvate convert into before entering the Krebs cycle?

What is acetyl-CoA?

500

How much ATP is produced through oxidative phosphorylation (ETC)?

What is about 30-32 ATP?

500

Which stage of cellular respiration produces the most ATP?

What is the electron transport chain?

500

In a sports tournament analogy, what represents NADH and FADH2?

What are the players delivering points to the scoreboard?