12 Respiration

• What is the net gain of ATP molecules from glycolysis?

  2 ATP molecules.
• Where does the link reaction take place?

  In the mitochondrial matrix.
• What are the products of the link reaction per glucose molecule?

  2 Acetyl CoA, 2 CO₂, and 2 NADH.
• What cycle follows the link reaction in aerobic respiration?

  The Krebs Cycle
• What is oxidative phosphorylation?

  The production of ATP using energy derived from the redox reactions of an electron transport chain.
• What is the role of oxygen in the electron transport chain?

  It acts as the final electron acceptor, forming water.