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  • Aerobic respiration requires oxygen, while anaerobic respiration does not.

    True
  • Respiration converts chemical energy into usable ATP.

    True
  • The electron transport chain produces about 36-38 molecules of ATP
  • What is respiration in biochemical terms?
    Breaks down organic molecules
  • Aerobic respiration occurs in the mitochondria
  • What is produced during glycolysis?
    Pyruvate and ATP
  • Where does glycolysis occur in the cell?
    Cytoplasm
  • Aerobic respiration produces large amounts of ATP
  • Where does the Krebs Cycle take place in the cell?
    Mitochondria
  • What are the end products of glycolysis?
    Pyruvate, ATP, NADH
  • What is the primary role of the Krebs Cycle in aerobic respiration?
    Produce electron carriers
  • The Electron Transport Chain produces approximately 32-34 ATP molecules per glucose molecule.
  • Order the steps of aerobic respiration:
    1️⃣ Glycolysis
    2️⃣ Krebs Cycle
    3️⃣ Electron Transport Chain
  • What is the primary energy currency of the cell?
    ATP
  • Where does glycolysis occur in the cell?
    Cytoplasm
  • What is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain?
    Oxygen
  • What is the net ATP production in glycolysis?
    2 ATP
  • The electron transport chain generates more ATP than the Krebs Cycle.

    True
  • What is the primary difference between anaerobic and aerobic respiration?
    Oxygen dependency
  • What does the ETC utilize energy from to pump protons across the mitochondrial membrane?
    NADH and FADH2
  • The proton gradient created in the ETC drives the process of chemiosmosis
  • How many ATP molecules are produced per glucose in anaerobic respiration?
    2 ATP
  • Anaerobic respiration is more efficient than aerobic respiration.
    False
  • In which organisms is alcoholic fermentation the primary means of energy production when oxygen is not available?
    Yeast and bacteria
  • What is the location of aerobic respiration in eukaryotic cells?
    Mitochondria
  • Aerobic respiration requires oxygen
  • Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm
  • Oxygen is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain.

    True
  • Where does the Krebs Cycle take place?
    Mitochondria
  • The flow of H+ ions through ATP synthase during chemiosmosis drives the production of ATP
  • Oxidative phosphorylation depends on the flow of protons through ATP synthase
  • What is the ATP yield of oxidative phosphorylation per glucose molecule?
    32-34 ATP
  • In yeast, the end products of anaerobic respiration are ethanol and carbon dioxide
  • Steps of lactic acid fermentation
    1️⃣ Glycolysis
    2️⃣ Reduction of pyruvate to lactic acid
  • The end products of alcoholic fermentation are ethanol and carbon dioxide
  • Aerobic respiration produces more ATP than anaerobic respiration.

    True
  • How many ATP molecules are produced per glucose in aerobic respiration?
    About 36-38 ATP
  • Steps in aerobic respiration
    1️⃣ Glycolysis
    2️⃣ Citric Acid Cycle
    3️⃣ Electron Transport Chain
  • Aerobic respiration is a highly efficient energy extraction process.

    True
  • Glycolysis produces 2 molecules of pyruvate and 2 molecules of NADH.

    True