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Cellular Respiration ~
Notes on Cellular Respiration taken in Honors Bio
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Biology
9th Grade
12/21/2011

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What is the chemical formula for Ribose?
Definition
C5H10O5
Term
What is the chemical formula for Adenine?
Definition
C5H5N5
Term
What is the chemical formula for phosphoric acid?
Definition
H3PO4
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What does ATP stand for?
Definition
adenosine triphosphate
Term
What are the 5 building blocks for an ATP molecule?
Definition
adenine, ribose, 3 phosphate groups
Term
What does ADP stand for?
Definition
Adenosine diphosphate
Term
Why do cells only store a small amount of ATP?
Definition
Glucose stores more energy, so it is more efficient
Term
What are the 4 ways that cells can use ATP?
Definition
1. Carrying out active transport
2. movement
3. synthesis of proteins and responses to chemical signals at the surface
4. producing light
Term
What is the cell's source of energy to add a 3rd phosphate group to ADP?
Definition
glucose
Term
______ is the ability to do work
Definition
energy
Term
What chemical is represented by a low battery?
Definition
ADP
Term
What is glucose broken down into during respiration, and what is this process called?
Definition
2 pyruvic acid molecules
process of glycolysis
Term
What is the 1st step in cellular respiration?
Definition
glycolysis
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What is the original source of energy found in glucose?
Definition
the sun
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_______ cellular respiration requires oxygen.
Definition
Aerobic
Term
What are the folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondria called?
Definition
cristae
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What is the chemical formula for Pyruvic Acid?
Definition
C3H3O3
Term
What is the chemical equation for cellular respiration?
Definition
C6H12O6 + O2  --------->  CO2 + H2O + ATP
Term
What is the name of the pH indicator that turns pink in the presence of base?
Definition
phenolphthalein
Term

What's the product of this equation?

H2O + CO2  -------->

Definition
H2CO3
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What does ETC stand for?
Definition
Electron Transport Chain
Term
NaD+ + 2 electrons + H+ ----->
Definition
NaDH
Term
During cellular respiration, what does Pyruvic Acid form?
Definition
Acetyl-CoA and Carbon Dioxide
Term
What is the 6-carbon molecule is formed when Acetyl CoA joins with a 4-carbon molecule in the Kreb's cycle?
Definition
Citric Acid
Term
The ______ is the site of Kreb's Cycle reactions
Definition
matrix
Term
Where do the Pyruvic acids go after glycolysis?
Definition
the Matrix
Term
What is formed when CO-Enzyme A attaches to Pyruvic acid?
Definition
Acetyl CoA
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Where do the hydrogen ions build up as electrons pass down the ETC?
Definition
intermembrane space
Term
What provides the energy in glycolysis to reform ATP from ADP and a phosphate?
Definition
chemical bonds in the glucose
Term
What structure allows hydrogen ions into the matrix to produce ATP?
Definition
ATP Synthase
Term
When oxygen is not present, what process follows glycolysis?
Definition
Anaerobic fermentation
Term
What is the total number of ATP molecules formed from 1 glucose in the entire process of cellular respiration?
Definition
36
Term
What are the 3 main steps of cellular respiration?
Definition
1. glycolysis
2. Krebs Cycle
3. Electron transport
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What step produces carbon dioxide?
Definition
Krebs Cycle
Term
Which step produces water?
Definition
Electron transport
Term
Which step occurs in the cytoplasm?
Definition
glycolysis
Term
Which step occurs in the matrix?
Definition
Krebs Cycle
Term
Which steps produce Hydrogen ions and electrons to make ATP?
Definition
Glycolysis and Krebs Cucle
Term
Where is ATP Synthase found?
Definition
Inner membrane
Term
Which step is oxidative-level phosphorylation?
Definition
Electron transport
Term
Which steps are substrate-level phosphorylation?
Definition
Glycolysis and Krebs Cycle
Term
What are the 2 high energy electron carriers in cellular respiration?
Definition
FAD and NAD+
Term
What attaches to NAD+ and FAD to help make ATP?
Definition
H+ ions and high energy electrons
Term
What waste product is formed from Pyruvic acid?
Definition
CO2
Term
What is needed to produce ATP in the mitochondria?
Definition
ADP + P, H+ ions, high energy electrons
Term
The final electron acceptor in cellular respiration is __ and forms ___.
Definition
O2 and forms H2O
Term
Where do NADH and FADH2 go?
Definition
the Electron Transport Chain
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