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Chapter 9 - Cellular Respiration
Chapter 9 Campbell biology
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
09/23/2012

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Living cells require energy from ______ sources.
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outside sources
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Energy flows into an ecosystem as _____ and leaves as _____.
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in as sunlight & leaves as heat.
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Photosynthesis generations ___ and ___ molecules, which are used in cellular respiration.
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Oor organic molecules
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Cells use chemical energy stored in organic molecules to regenerate ____, which powers work.
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ATP
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_____ pathways yield energy by oxidizing organic fuels. 
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Catabolic 
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the breakdown of organic molecules is ____
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exergonic
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_____ a partial degradation of sugars that occurs without O2

 

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Fermentation
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____ ____ consumes organic molecules and Oand yields ____.
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Aerobic respiration; ATP
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_____ ______ consumes compounds other than O2.
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Anaerobic respiration
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The _____ of _____ during chemical reactions releases energy stored in organic molecules.
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transfer of electrons
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The energy released from the transfer of electrons will ultimately be used to synthesize ____.
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ATP
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chemical reactions that transfer electrons between reactants
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Redox Reactions (oxidation-reduction rxns).
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a substance losing electrons = 
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oxidation
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a substance gains electrons 
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reduction
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the electron donor
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reducing agent
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the electron receptor
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oxidizing agent
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some redox rxns don't transfer e- but change the electron sharing in covalent bonds. An example..
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an example of this would be the reaction between methane and O2.
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Electrons from organic compounds are usually first transferred to _____, a coenzyme.
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NAD+
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NADfunctions as an ____ ____ during cellular respiration.
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oxidizing agent
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Each NADH represents ____ ____ that is tapped to synthesize ATP.
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stored energy 
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NADH passes the electrons to the ____ ____ ____.
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Electron transport chain.
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Cellular respiration has 3 stages:
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  1. Glycolysis
  2. Citric acid cycle
  3. Oxidative Phosphorylation
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______ breaks down glucose into two molecules of pyruvate.
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Glycolysis
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The ___ ___ ___ completes the breakdown of glucose.
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citric acid cycle
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______ ______ accounts for most of the ATP synthesis
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Oxidative phosphorylation
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What process generates most of the ATP and why?
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Oxidative phosphorylation because it is powered by redox reactions.
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