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What is energy stored in? |
Organic Molecules
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Heterotrophs digest organic molecules to get...
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Raw materials and fuels(controlled)
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What is the formula for combustion?
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carbohydrates(fuel). CO2 + H2O + heat
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What is the general formula for cell respiration?
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glucose + oxygen. energy + water + carbon dioxide + heat
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What does ATP stand for?
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Adenosine Triphosphate
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What is phosphorylation?
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adding phosphates
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How is energy harvested from fuels?
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Large molecules are broken down into small molecules |
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What do electrons move as a part of?
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H atoms
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What do REDOX reactions do in cell respiration?
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Break down organic molecules to release energy
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Is oxidation exergonic or endergonic?
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exergonic
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Is reduction exergonic or endergonic?
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endergonic
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Where does glycolysis occur?
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Cytosol
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What is glycolysis?
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Breaking down glucose/ "splitting sugar"
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True/False: Glycolysis is the starting point for all respiration.
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True
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True/False: Glycolysis is a very efficient way for making ATP.
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False
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Is glycolysis aerobic or anaerobic?
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Anaerobic
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How much ATP is produced during glycolysis?
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2 ATP |
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How much NADH is produced during glycolysis? |
2 NADH
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What is glucose converted to?
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Pyruvate
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What gets oxidized during glycolysis if oxygen is present?
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Pyruvate
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Where does pyruvate go after being oxidized?
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Krebs Cycle
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What is aerobic respiration? |
Respiration that requires oxygen
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What are the three major stages of aerobic respiration
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Oxidation of pyruvate, Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport Chain
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Where does aerobic respiration take place?
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Mitochondria
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What is the ultimate electron acceptor in aerobic respiration?
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Oxygen
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In aerobic respiration what are carbohydrates broken down to?
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CO2
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Where is the most ATP produced?
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Electron Transport Chain/Chemiosmosis
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True/False: Aerobic respiration does not use oxygen.
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False |
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True/False: Glycolysis is the starting point for aerobic respiration.
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True
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What is the purpose of fermentation?
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Recycle NAD+ |
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Is fermentation aerobic or anaerobic? |
anaerobic
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True/False: Lactic acid fermentation is reversible?
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True
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What happens when O2 is made available?
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Lactate is converted back into pyruvate
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True/False: Lactic acid fermentation is the cause of the burning sensation felt while exercising.
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True
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Does any ATP come out of alcohol fermentation?
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No
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True/False: Alcohol fermentation is a dead end process.
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Is alcohol fermentation a reversible process?
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No |
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What is the purpose of alcohol fermentation?
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Recycle NAD+ |
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At what percent does ethanol kill yeast?
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12% |
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What process does yeast use to produce ATP when there is no oxygen is present?
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Alcoholic Fermentation |
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What does yeast use alcohol fermentation to produce?
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ATP |
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When does yeast use alcohol fermentation?
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When there is no oxygen present |
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During anaerobic respiration in humans, what happens to pyruvate?
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Its turned into lactate |
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What happens to the pyruvate in yeast during anaerobic respiration?
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It is converted to CO2 and ethanol |
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Where does anaerobic respiration occur?
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Cytosol/Cytoplasm
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