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624796827cellular respiration equationC6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6H2O + 6CO2
624796828mitochondriathis cell organelle carries out aerobic cellular respiration
624796829CO2chemical formula for carbon dioxide
624796830H2Ochemical formula for water
624796831C6H12O6chemical formula for glucose
624796832ATP and net gainThe high energy molecule that is the product of cellular respiration. net gain of 38.
624796833Photosynthesiswhat process is represented by the reverse of cellular respiration equation?
624796834Acetyl CoAwhat is added to the product of glycolysis during the preparatory reaction?
624796835in the electron transport chainwhen are FADH and NADH used up during cellular respiration?
624796836oxidative phosphorylationwhat is the final step of Cellular respiration?
624796837carbon dioxide and waterThe products of Cellular respiration
624796838glucose and oxygenthe reactants in cellular respiration
624796839-lysisto split, splitting
624796840why can't ATP be stored?it is unstable
624796841low energywhat type of molecule are ADP, NAD+, and FAD?
624796842Adenosine Tri-PhosphateATP is the abreviation for this
624796843in the Phosphate phosphate bondwhere is the energy stored in an ATP molecule?
624796844ATPProduct when energy is added to ADP + P
624796845ADP + Pproducts when energy is removed from ATP
624796846high energywhat type of molecule is ATP, NADH, and FADH?
624796847Workmoving a mass for some distance in some amount of time
624796848PhosphateSubstance added to ADP to form ATP
624796849Electron CarrierMolecule that can transport energized electrons within the cell
624796850NAD+"low energy" form of NADH (electron missing)
624796851NADH"high energy" form of NAD+ (electron added)
624796852NAD+when a hydrogen atom and an electron are removed from NADH
624796853NADHwhen a hyrdrogen atom and an electron are added to NAD+
624796854Glyco-sweet, sugar
624796855Glycolysisprocess that results in 2 molecules of pyruvic acid, 2 ATPs, and 2 NADH
624796856GlycolysisFirst step in cellular respiration, takes place in the cytoplasm
624796857Citric Acid Cyclesecond step in aerobic cellular respiration, takes place in the matrix of the mitochondria.
624796858Citric Acid Cycleprocess of cellular respiration that produces CO2, NADH, and ATP from pyruvate
624796859Oxidative Phosphorylationthird step in aerobic cellular respiration, takes place on the inner membrane of mitochondria
624796860Oxidative Phosphorylationprocess of cellular respiration that takes in oxygen, produces water, NAD+ and 34 ATPs
624796861Krebs CycleAnother name for the citric acid cycle
624796862pyruvate3 carbon molecule, two of these are produced in glycolysis
624796863to replenish NADwhy does fermentation have to create Lactic acid or alcohol?
624796864mitochondrial matrixwhere the citric acid cycle takes place
624796865ATP synthasewhat molecule is involved in the final step of cellular respiration?
624796866inner membrane of mitochondriathe membrane adjacent to the mitochondrial matrix where oxidative phosphorylation takes place.
624796867electron transport chainthe fourth stage of cellular respiration
624796868aerobicrequiring air
624796869anaerobicdoes not require air
624796870protonswhat is transported across the membrane during the ETC?
624796871Fermentationbreakdown of glucose to make ATP without oxygen
624796872lactic acidwaste product produced in human cells when pyruvate is broken down anaerobically
624796873alcohol + CO2waste products produced in yeast cells when pyruvate is broken down anaerobically

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