Lipids 2.1

• Cellular Respiration - the process of converting sugar into an energy (ATP) that can be used by cells. - the breakdown of energy-rich molecules like glucose to obtain energy
• How many molecules of ATP are produced in one molecule of glucose?

  2
• Pyruvate must be converted into what molecule before it can entered into the Kreb's Cycle?

  acetyl Coenzyme A (acetyl CoA)
• How many steps are there in Kreb's Cycle?

  8
• The citrate continues through the cycle, oxidized at each step. The last step results into what molecule?

  oxaloacetate
• In which organelle does the Kreb cycle take place?

  mitochondria
• What enzyme catalyzes the conversion of citrate to isocitrate?

  aconitase
• Glycolysis takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell and does not require oxygen
• Catabolism - the process of breaking down complex macromolecules into simple molecules, such as carbon dioxide, water, and ammonia.
• Anabolism - the process of building up complex macromolecules, such as nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, and lipids