General Stuff
In animals and plants, cellular respiration requires the use of which organelle?
mitochondria
Occurs in the ______ of the cell.
cytoplasm
This step takes place in the ______ of the ______.
matrix / mitochondria
Where are the proteins involved in the ETC found?
mitochondrial inner membrane
What is used as a final electron acceptor in anaerobic cellular respiration?
inorganic molecule other than O2 (NO2, SO2, CO2)
Loss of electrons = _______ and gain of electrons = ______.
oxidation / reduction
Glycolysis turns one glucose molecule into _______.
2 pyruvate molecules (pyruvic acid)
A _______ step must happen before the Citric Acid Cycle to turn pyruvate into ______.
transition / acetyl-CoA
What brings electrons to the ETC?
NADH and FADH2
What step of the cellular respiration process occurs during fermentation?
glycolysis
What is the function of cellular respiration?
Create energy to do work and power chemical reactions.
At the end of glycolysis we net ___ ATP and ___ NADH.
2 / 2
Part of the function of the Citric Acid Cycle is to ______.
regenerate oxaloacetate.
The ETC creates a _______ gradient to fuel ATP production.
hydrogen (ion)
The two types of fermentation that can occur are ______ and ______.
alcoholic / lactic acid
Cellular respiration has ______ steps.
4 (four)
NAD+ picks up ______ to become NADH.
electrons (and hydrogen)
1 molecule of glucose will cause the Citric Acid cycle to "spin" how many times?
2 (two)
What is the "final electron acceptor" of the ETC in aerobic cellular respiration?
O2 (oxygen)
What human cells are capable of doing fermentation?
muscle
What is the chemical formula/equation for aerobic cellular respiration?
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ----> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
TRUE or FALSE
Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes can do glycolysis.
TRUE
What is the net output of the Citric Acid Cycle for each molecule of glucose that is broken down?
4 CO2, 2 ATP, 6 NADH, 2 FADH2
Approximately how many ATP do we get from ALL stages of aerobic cellular respiration?
36
______ fermentation done by ______ is used in the bread-making process.
alcoholic / yeast