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Cell respiration and Photosynthesis
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Biology
12th Grade
02/28/2010
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Cell Respiration

 Definition
  • organic compounds or fat are carefully broken down and used to make ATP 
  • Either anearobic (no oxygen) or Aerobic (oxygen)

 

 
Term
The Use of Glucose in Respiration
 Definition
  • glucose broken down into pyruvate in the cytoplasm
  • small amount of ATP also produced
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Anaerobic Cell Respiration

 Definition
  • if no oxygen available, pyruvate remains in the cytoplasm and is converted into wate prodct that can be removed from the cell
  • no atp produced 
  • waste product lactate in humans
  • in yeast ethanol and CO2

 
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